Heavy rain hits Dunedin, surface flooding across city

Dunedin City Council is asking people to stay home if they can and avoid unnecessary travel.

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What happenedMet Service has updated its forecast with a further 50 to 70 mm of rain expected on top of what has already fallen.

What changedThe left frames it as "‘Stay home’: Heavy rain brings surface flooding to Dunedin, council opens evacuation cent...". The center frames it as "Heavy rain hits Dunedin, surface flooding across city".

ConfidenceLow. Two-source or narrow-bucket comparison.

Archive healthDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 buckets

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Still Watching. The left frames it as "‘Stay home’: Heavy rain brings surface flooding to Dunedin, council opens evacuation cent...". The center frames it as "Heavy rain hits Dunedin, surface flooding across city".

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Jul 5, 9:08 AM: Radio New Zealand joined the source map.

Jul 5, 12:13 PM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 54/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.

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Stuff (New Zealand)2h ago

‘Stay home’: Heavy rain brings surface flooding to Dunedin, council opens evacuation centre

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Dunedin City Council is asking people to stay home if they can and avoid unnecessary travel.

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Radio New Zealand4h ago

Heavy rain hits Dunedin, surface flooding across city

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Met Service has updated its forecast with a further 50 to 70 mm of rain expected on top of what has already fallen.

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