An elderly woman has died after being swept away by flooding on the West Coast. Police confirmed that a body was recovered near flood waters in the Arahura Valley, north of Hokitika, this morning.
一名老妇在West Coast被洪水冲走后死亡。警方证实，今天上午在Arahura Valley的洪水附近发现了一具尸体。
recovere：发现

"An initial scene investigation appears that the woman got out of the vehicle she was driving and tried to cross the flood waters on foot. She has then been swept away in the strong-flowing current of surface flooding on Arahura Valley Road," a police spokeswoman said.
“最初的一次现场调查显示，该女子试图离开自己的车辆并徒步穿越洪水，然后她就被Arahura Valley Road上猛烈的洪水冲走了。”一名警察发言人说。
investigation：调查

"The investigation is ongoing, and her death will be referred to the coroner. Our thoughts are with the family at this sad time," the spokeswoman said. An extreme weather front has caused major flooding and demolished a bridge on the West Coast, closed major roads and schools and forced evacuations.
“调查正在进行中，验尸官将会接手这起死亡。我们的心与遇难者悲伤的家人同在。”警方发言人说。极端天气导致了大洪水，并摧毁了West Coast地区的一座桥梁，主要道路被关闭，学校也已经被疏散。
coroner：验尸官
evacuation：疏散

Most weather stations along the coast had recorded just under 200mm since the rain event started on late Sunday/Monday, with stations inland getting well above 200mm, and one station even recording around 1000mm, MetService said.
MetService表示，自周日/周一晚间开始降雨以来，沿海地区大多数气象站记录的降水量都不到200毫米，内陆站点则远远超过200毫米，其中一个甚至记录下了1000毫米左右的降雨量。

Yesterday evening the Waiho Bridge just south of the town was taken out by the rising and rough floodwaters. Tourists were kept in the small West Coast town yesterday with treacherous road conditions also north to Hokitika.
昨天晚上，小镇南边的Waiho大桥被粗暴上升的洪水带走。昨天，由于北向至Hokitika的公路处在危险环境之中，游客们被困在West Coast镇。

Flooding hasn't only been restricted to rivers. Surface flooding has also resulted in road and school closures throughout the region.
洪水并不仅限于河流之中，地表洪水也导致整个地区的道路和学校关闭。
restricted：限制

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