South Island, New Zealand - Dec 10, 2019 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of river; water flowing
2. Various of workers, vehicles
3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Wang Zhijian, Chinese Consul General in Christchurch:
"At this time, six groups of Chinese tourists were trapped. Through the New Zealand civil defense department, we got to know one of the groups included 21 Taiwan tourists and 53 mainland tourists who were trapped. We helped them according to their needs. Now some of them have returned to China, others have left the flood-stricken area, and others have started their next journey."
4. Vehicles
5. Sign reading "road closed, flooding"

Groups of stranded Chinese tourists have been offered assistance by the Chinese consulate in Christchurch after they were left trapped by floods, landslides, and severe storms which hit New Zealand's South Island during the weekend.

An intense rainstorm on Friday night saw the Rangitata river burst its banks, flooding roads and bridges which cut off towns and left an estimated 1,000 foreign tourists trapped.

Most of them were left stuck on the relatively remote west coast towns of Fox Glacier and Franz Josef.

After local authorities declared a state of emergency, the Consulate-General of China in Christchurch immediately contacted related organizations to locate any Chinese tourists or overseas students who were affected and provide necessary consular assistance.

"At this time, six groups of Chinese tourists were trapped. Through the New Zealand civil defense department, we got to know one of the groups included 21 Taiwan tourists and 53 mainland tourists who were trapped. We helped them according to their needs. Now some of them have returned to China, others have left the flood-stricken area, and others have started their next journey," said Wang Zhijian, the Chinese Consul-General in Christchurch.