Otago flooding in pictures

Oamaru's Old Mill Rd on Saturday afternoon after the rain event. Photo: Shannon Gillies

Oamaru's Old Mill Rd on Saturday afternoon. Photo: Shannon Gillies

Flooding across paddocks in Taieri. Photo: ORC

Flooding in Dunedin. Photo: Peter McIntosh

Henley township on Saturday morning. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

Adams Plumbing on Dikes Rd. Photo: Stephen Jaqiuery

Firefighters work to pump water from a flooded street. Photo: Peter McIntosh

Shaun Bingard started sandbagging his house in Gordon Rd, Mosgiel, on Saturday morning. Mr Bingard said he had "never seen anything this bad" in 20 years. Photo: Margot Taylor

Portobello Rd on Saturday morning. Photo: Matthew Holdridge

A slip on Serpentine Ave. Photo: Debbie Porteous

Residents at Ravenswood Rd and Bedford St were evacuated by police as a muddy deluge caused by a...

Residents at Ravenswood Rd and Bedford St in St Clair were evacuated by police as a muddy deluge caused by a slip runs down Bedford St. Photo: Margot Taylor

Waves striking the Oamaru breakwater just before noon on Saturday. Photo: Shannon Gillies

Macandrew Bay on Saturday morning. Photo: Matthew Holdridge

Flood waters at Centennial Park in Oamaru. Photo: Shannon Gillies

Police evacuate Bedford St residents in the Dunedin suburb of St Clair as a muddy deluge caused by a large slip rolls down the road. Photo: Margot Taylor

These smart rabbits took refuge from flood waters on the back of sheep. Photo: Richard Horne

Firefighters work to pump water from a flooded Argyle St house in Mosgiel. Photo: Margot Taylor

Flooding in Dunedin. Photo: Peter McIntosh

A flooded paddock turned into a paddling pool next to the Weston Volunteer Fire Brigade. Photo: Shannon Gillies

Surface flooding on Dryden street in Mosgiel. Photo: Craig Page

Flooding in Forbury park. Photo: ORC

Flooding in Mill Creek. Photo: ORC

A slip near Second Beach. Photo: ORC

A slip at St Clair. Photo: ORC

Flooding in Taieri. Photo: ORC

Flooding along a river in Taieri. Photo: ORC

The Otago region woke to severe flooding, slips and other damage and multiple road closures on Saturday after a night of heavy rain and wind gusts.

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