Heavy rain causes flooding around Dunedin

Steven Cormack digs a trench to divert water from entering a property in District Rd, Green Island.

Firefighters work to clear a stream during flooding in Kaka Rd, St Leonards.

A damp day at the 'Occupy the Octagon' protest.

Protester Keegan Genever staying dry.

A damp day at the 'Occupy the Octagon' protest.

Sheltering from the rain under the awning of the protest camp kitchen (from left) Kane Bevins, Angus Rooney, Ron Jorgenson and Reece Thomas (all of Dunedin).

Protester Niamh O'Flynn of Dunedin looks out at the rain from her tent.

Commuters endure heavy rain while going home.

Zarah Moana [5], of Milton, in the Octagon.

Students Michelle Bazalo [19] and Rachel Williams [19] at the University of Otago.

Neil Moyle, a music camp co-ordinator gives directions to a motorist on the Silverstream Valley Rd, after the road became impassable yesterday afternoon due to high water at the fords.

Water runs over a ford on the Silverstream Valley Road yesterday afternoon.

Leith St Central beside the University of Otago at 8pm on Tuesday night.

Otago experienced an unusually heavy rainfall for October yesterday, with rivers rising, roads closed, surface flooding and minor slips in the east of the region.