16 February 2004, Floods hit the Manawatu & Wanganui.
One of our Automilker farmers, Clair & Robin Brown had their
complete dairy shed
and plant under water from the Whangaehu
river flooding the valley. Here
are some photos after the flood.
THE MANGAONE STREAM
Palmerston North
This stream runs past the back of
Double K's factory
(The tree on the left is in
our back yard)
BROWN'S COWSHED
Looking down at the
cow shed under water
(Note the Vat & Silo floating)
A VEIW OF MUD.
Looking from the Brown's shed,
up the Whangaehu valley
BROWN'S 22 H/B PLANT After the flood
WRECKAGE AFTER
THE FLOOD
AUTOMILKER BAIL
UNITS SURVIVE After 2 days under flooded water,
most of them just needed a hose down.
THE HEIGHT OF THE
FLOOD The red line shows the peak flood level.
VIEW OF THE YARD & SHED You could see green grass before
the flood.
A SEA OF MUD Our technician John Blair,
tries to get his car close to
the shed
VIEW OF SHED FROM
THE TANKER TRACK Notice the milk vat on it's side
THE PLANT ROOM After the flood
CLOCK STOPPED The clock was fully submerged,
now 1/3 full of mud.
