AK Flooding: Milford pensioner told to jump on bed to escape

From First Up, 5:51 am on 31 January 2023

A North Shore pensioner says she was told by her housing provider to 'jump on her bed' to escape the floodwaters on Friday amid the city's deluge. Stephanie - who has asked us to only use her first name- said that after surrounding areas were flooded in March last year she knew that the steady rain on Friday afternoon was much worse. The 77 year old told our producer Jeremy Parkinson she first called her housing provider Haumaru from her Alma Court village in Milford around midday..