Red Cross is providing psychological support to communities affected by this week's earthquake, as people prepare to spend another night in welfare centres.
About 50 New Zealand Red Cross personnel are on the ground in Marlborough and Kaikoura, the two worst hit areas. Red Cross teams will also provide support for people stranded by the current road flooding in Wellington.
Red Cross is running welfare centres in Ward and Kaikoura to support people affected by the earthquakes. Another centre is operating in Woodend, Christchurch, for people who have been evacuated. More than 120 people stayed in welfare centres last night.
In Kaikoura, Defence Force helicopters have been used to bring in emergency generators, satellite communications, an inflatable Air Shelter welfare tent and lighting kit, as well as water bladders and tap stands. Water is running out in the town and once the local council has sourced safe drinking water, it will store and distribute the water.
The welfare centre in Kaikoura will continue to operate overnight for evacuated people.
