Heavy rains wash eels onto New Zealand streets

For many across New Zealand, last week's so-called weather bomb was a bit of a damp squib. But for others, it brought rain, flooding and … eels. In a video eels can be seen swimming through the streets of Masterton.



"F***ing raining in Masterton, a storm, our street's flooded," says the narrator, Jermaine Kerehi, as he wanders down a driveway towards a flooded gutter. "I'll show you something buzzy," he promises. "Have you ever had this shit in your town? We've got mother****ing eels!" The camera pans down and sure enough, there's an eel.

"Look at this shit," Mr Kerehi exhorts. "Eels in the mother****ing gutter! Cheap feed." More eels can be seen down the street, including one in shallow water, which appears to be dead. "Still alive or what, cuz?" Mr Kerehi asks. "Go, swim away!"

Contains NSFW language.

YouTube link. Eel release video.

He nudges the eel with his foot, and it springs to life. "That's the one," he says. "Go down that way where all your other homeboys are." He then wanders further down the road, where there are more eels. "Look at this shit. Eels on the mother****ing road. Eels in the gutter – only in Masterton."

There's an interview with Jermaine Kerehi here.