A small landslide at a property in Lyttelton in Christchurch after a deluge of rain inundated the area.
Emergency services were called to the site of a landslide on Tuesday that damaged a property in Lyttelton, near Christchurch, after a deluge of rain inundated the area.
A Fire and Emergency spokesperson said they were alerted to a landslide at a residential property at 2.26pm on Tuesday and two fire trucks from Lyttelton were in attendance.
A Civil Defence vehicle was also on site.
A police spokesperson confirmed police had also been called to attend the landslide on Walkers Rd but said there were no injuries.
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One of the Lyttelton residents – who did not want to be named – was at home when the slip happened. “It was a bit of a shock. I could hear the trees cracking first.”
Next thing she knew, more than a metre of mud had slid from the hill behind the property down to her bathroom window, taking a fence and a patch of grassy slope with it.
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Mud slid from the hill behind the property taking a fence and a patch of grassy slope with it.
She was impressed with the firefighters and their quick response. Crews had made a temporary canal out of tarpaulins to divert mud and water away from the houses. They were going to stay with family tonight, she said.
“It hit the house, but it seems alright… It’ll depend on what happens tonight.”
The landslide occurred after Christchurch received a month’s worth of rainfall in the 24 hours to lunchtime on Tuesday.
MetService meteorologist John Law said about 36mm of rain had fallen in Lyttelton in the past 24 hours, with more to come.
The town and surrounding area was past the worst of the rainfall but could expect some further wet spells, he said.
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