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Dunedin, New Zealand, records wettest day in century

A local state of emergency remains in place for the city, which is due to be battered by rain until late Friday

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Flooding on Elwyn Crescent in Green Island, Dunedin. Pic/X

Flooding on Elwyn Crescent in Green Island, Dunedin. Pic/X

The New Zealand city of Dunedin was cut off by road due to flooding Friday after recording its wettest day in more than a century.

Local authorities in the South Island city said more than 80 people who lived in low-lying areas spent the night in emergency shelters after the rain began Thursday. There have been no deaths and no one is unaccounted for.

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