Kevin: Just seen footage of the rivers bursting on TV. Are you evacuating?
Alan: All the bridges are underwater. No way out to the north. There’s one road open out to the south.
Kevin: There’s a photo on the news showing the Eskdale church leaning over.
Kevin: Do you still have a job?
Alan: The truck was parked on higher ground so it’s OK. But the logging mill has shut down. An old mate says he needs a driver for one his sucker trucks. Start Monday.
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Voice-over
For a city facing the sea with a constant murmuring worry of a tsunami, the floods came as a surprise. Huge logs smashed through riverbanks flooding farmland. No respect for heritage either. Causes will be debated but the cleanup takes precedence. A fleet of suction trucks will be needed.
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