Town facing twin crises after already putting in place a boil water notice following a parasite outbreak

Queenstown declared a state of emergency after heavy rains caused flooding, compounding problems for New Zealand’s biggest tourist town which had already put in place a boil water notice over water parasite fears.

More than 100 people were evacuated on Thursday after rains caused “several flooding and debris events” according to Queenstown Lakes mayor Glyn Lewers.