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| ‘Wall of water’: Slip dam breached on New Zealand river, residents urged to seek higher ground | |
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| Residents of the Marlborough region of New Zealand have been urged to go to higher ground immediately, after a slip dam breached on the Clarence River following a powerful earthquake and series of aftershocks. | |
| Emergency workers began evacuating residents at around 3:30pm local time on Monday, before the slip breached, as a precautionary measure, the New Zealand Herald reported. | Emergency workers began evacuating residents at around 3:30pm local time on Monday, before the slip breached, as a precautionary measure, the New Zealand Herald reported. |
| Authorities are currently searching for a group of kayakers thought to have moved to higher ground after their gear was found close to the river bank, Marlborough civil defence said on Twitter. A separate group of 16 rafters, previously believed missing, has been contacted by rescuers and are safe. | |
| Located on South Island, New Zealand, the Clarence River is 230 kilometers (140 miles) long, making it the eighth longest river in the country. | Located on South Island, New Zealand, the Clarence River is 230 kilometers (140 miles) long, making it the eighth longest river in the country. |
| It comes after a series of powerful earthquakes struck South Island just after midnight local time on Monday, triggering a tsunami and a series of aftershocks which left at least two people dead. | |
| READ MORE: New 6.2 aftershock shakes New Zealand after powerful 7.8 earthquake kills at least 2 | |
| Despite the quakes triggering a small tidal wave, the initial tsunami warning was later lifted. Tremors continued into Monday afternoon. | |
| South Island is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, covering an area of 150,437 square kilometers (58,084 square miles). |