Nearly 19,000 portaloos now in Christchurch

There will soon be more than 19,000 temporary toilets in Christchurch.

Civil Defence controller John Hamilton says an extra 960 portaloos arrived from America over the weekend.

He says another 200 are coming tomorrow, with both lots set to be distributed as quickly as possible.

Mr Hamilton says good progress has been made, with chemical toilets delivered to Avondale, Bromley and Avonside.

- Newstalk ZB