Thousands ordered to evacuate homes in Wellington after worst rainfall ever recorded

NewsWorldAustralasiaThousands ordered to evacuate homes in Wellington after worst rainfall ever recordedMayor of New Zealand’s capital says he’s ‘never known anything like’ intense rainfall overnightMaroosha Muzaffar Monday 20 April 2026 06:31 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2960779","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/new-zealand-wellington-rainfall-evacuation-b2960779.html","title":"Thousands ordered to evacuate homes in Wellington after worst rainfall ever recorded"}}A flooded road in Wellington, New Zealand, on 10 April 2026 (Reuters)On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Australasia","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}Wellington declared a state of emergency on Monda...