<p>A typically dry river in Canterbury, New Zealand, surged on February 21, after ex-Cyclone Gita made landfall on the South Island</a>.</p><p>The Waimakariri District Council said crews on a bridge near the Eyre River saw water rushing down the riverbed “within minutes.”</p><p>The river is usually dry, according to stuff.co.nz</a>. Credit: Waimakariri District Council via Storyful</p><br />