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Dunedin, New Zealand, records its wettest day in a century as flooding cuts the city off by road

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

More than 80 people who lived in low-lying areas spent the night in emergency shelters.

Forecaster NIWA said 13 centimeters ( 5 inches ) of rain fell on Dunedin between Thursday and Friday morning .

Forecasters said it was nearly two and a half times the October average of 6 centimeters ( 2.3 inches ).

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