Overall Green alert Flood
in New Zealand

Event summary

Flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1103352
Death: 0
Displaced: -
Countries: New Zealand
From - To 27 Jun - 29 Jun

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South Island, New Zealand, Late June 2025Severe weather including heavy rain and flooding struck areas of South Island, New Zealand, in late June 2025. Snow was reported in higher elevations. A tornado was reported in Waitara. One person was killed by a falling tree in Wakefield.Mon 30 Jun 2025Provided by Copernicus EMS GloFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2025. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (37), (2), NASA (4), WMO (1), INFORM (2),