Tauranga woman hailed as a 'hero' after plunging herself into flooded drain in effort to unblock it during yesterday's downpour

December 19, 2017

A woman who lowered herself into a flooded drain to try to help clear it during flooding in Tauranga is being hailed by the community.

The woman, who wished only to be known as Lucy, was filmed waist-deep in the drain trying to clear it so the floodwaters could subside on Burrows Street yesterday.

She told the Bay of Plenty Times that she was "just a Christian helping out the community".

The owner of a nearby business labeled Lucy as an "absolute hero".

Torrential rain fell last night in Tauranga, with MetService registering 65mm of rain between 7pm and 8.20pm.

Very heavy rain was also hit Rotorua causing flash flooding.

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