Wellington, Jan 22 : Several people, including children, are missing after a large landslide struck a holiday park at the base of Mount Maunganui in New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty region on Thursday.
Emergency Management Minister Mark Mitchell said search and rescue efforts were continuing at the Beachside Holiday Park.
Fire and Emergency New Zealand commander William Pike said rescuers initially heard voices from under the debris but none since, and no survivors had yet been found.
The slip swept through campervans, cars, tents, hot pools, and a shower block at around 9:30 a.m. local time, triggering evacuations across the site. Emergency services have been working to locate anybody who remains in the area.
Heavy rain and flooding battered parts of the North Island overnight, leaving thousands without power and isolating some communities on the North Island’s east coast and in Northland. (UNI)
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