Derwent Valley residents say the water rose at a frightening pace in the biggest flood since Meadowbank dam was built
The sodden ground is scattered with debris. Large trees and branches have been moved upriver. It is eerily quiet.
Okenyo lives on a mountain in the valley. From her home, she could see the water level rise “but I didn’t expect it to get up over the road”. “We are glad that it can help, so that people who can’t get home or their home is flooded can have somewhere to stay that is warm and dry,” Okenyo said. “This is the biggest flood I’ve seen come through,” Parry said. “This flood is probably the biggest flood we have had since the Meadowbank dam was built.”“We had a little bit of infrastructure damage. The irrigation by the pump sheds, a bit of erosion around the riverbanks of the hop fields that border the river.”“It certainly can make you pretty nervous about the power of the water and the damage it can do.”“I was quite nervous for a couple of days,” he said.
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