Deluge over Dunedin

Andrew Hua (12, left) and Kyall McKean (13) wait for a bus after Bayfield High School was closed....
Andrew Hua (12, left) and Kyall McKean (13) wait for a bus after Bayfield High School was closed. Photo: Gregor Richardson
Drenched King’s High School pupils wait for a bus in the rain in Bay View Rd. Photo: Gerard O'Brien
Drenched King’s High School pupils wait for a bus in the rain in Bay View Rd. Photo: Gerard O'Brien
King’s High pupil Henri Houliston-Hockney trudges home through floodwater in Forbury Rd. Photo:...
King’s High pupil Henri Houliston-Hockney trudges home through floodwater in Forbury Rd. Photo: Gerard O'Brien
Traffic eases through a flooded Surrey St. Photo: Gerard O'Brien
Traffic eases through a flooded Surrey St. Photo: Gerard O'Brien
Shannon Godwin helps sandbag her neighbour’s property in Surrey St, Forbury. Photo: Gerard O'Brien
Shannon Godwin helps sandbag her neighbour’s property in Surrey St, Forbury. Photo: Gerard O'Brien
Flood water creeps into a Macandrew Rd property. Photo: Gerard O'Brien
Flood water creeps into a Macandrew Rd property. Photo: Gerard O'Brien
Cars rip through flood waters on Forbury Rd. Photo: Gerard O'Brien
Cars rip through flood waters on Forbury Rd. Photo: Gerard O'Brien
Firefighters place sandbags  around Radius Fulton Rest-Home yesterday. Photo: Peter McIntosh
Firefighters place sandbags around Radius Fulton Rest-Home yesterday. Photo: Peter McIntosh
Main South Rd, flooded beneath the motorway overbridge at Concord yesterday. Photo: Peter McIntosh
Main South Rd, flooded beneath the motorway overbridge at Concord yesterday. Photo: Peter McIntosh
A tree blocks the corner of Bay View Rd and Pretoria St after severe weather yesterday.  Photo:...
A tree blocks the corner of Bay View Rd and Pretoria St after severe weather yesterday. Photo: Peter McIntosh
A vehicle drives through flood water in St Clair. Photo: Peter McIntosh
A vehicle drives through flood water in St Clair. Photo: Peter McIntosh
An ambulance moves patients from Radius Fulton Rest Home last night.
An ambulance moves patients from Radius Fulton Rest Home last night.
South Dunedin resident Leona Hurndell stands behind sandbags which she hopes will halt floodwater...
South Dunedin resident Leona Hurndell stands behind sandbags which she hopes will halt floodwater entering her home. Photo: Gregor Richardson
A bus negotiates a flooded Marne St yesterday. Photo: Gregor Richardson
A bus negotiates a flooded Marne St yesterday. Photo: Gregor Richardson
Cars negotiate a flooded road near The Cove on Portobello Rd. Photo: Gregor Richardson
Cars negotiate a flooded road near The Cove on Portobello Rd. Photo: Gregor Richardson
Joanna Bishop-Cherry, of South Dunedin, carries sandbags back to her car at the St Clair Tennis...
Joanna Bishop-Cherry, of South Dunedin, carries sandbags back to her car at the St Clair Tennis Club. Photo: Gregor Richardson
Fireman Mike Taylor carries sandbags in Mosgiel. Photo: Christine O'Connor
Fireman Mike Taylor carries sandbags in Mosgiel. Photo: Christine O'Connor
Pedestrians brave the rain in Cumberland St. Photo: Gerard O'Brien
Pedestrians brave the rain in Cumberland St. Photo: Gerard O'Brien
A contractor clears a blocked sump in Andersons Bay Rd yesterday morning. Photo: Gerard O'Brien
A contractor clears a blocked sump in Andersons Bay Rd yesterday morning. Photo: Gerard O'Brien
Water spills on to the footpath on a St Clair street. Photo: Peter McIntosh
Water spills on to the footpath on a St Clair street. Photo: Peter McIntosh

Images taken by Otago Daily Times photographers as wild weather lashed Dunedin yesterday.

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