Fifteen homes threatened as a hillside in Torbay slips away. One house condemned and the others regarded as seriously at risk. Many people in the South Island evacuated from their home because of flooding. Hundreds and hundreds of mature trees some more than 85 years old blown over. Roads closed by floods and slips. Schools closed. Roofs blown off windows blown in and water supplies disrupted. Five people drowned in the sea or flooded rivers. Seaside homes have been destroyed by the raging seas. A cruise ship has more that fifty people injured and is returning to NZ. Early insurance claims exceed ten million dollars. A big clean up begins..............
Posts archive for: 31 July, 2008
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Repair cost above $10,000,000
@ 2008-07-31 – 17:54:55
During the recent storm in New Zealand the P&O cruises ship Pacific Sun was hit by 7 metre swells and 50 knot winds when it suddenly rolled 600km north of Auckland. Forty-two people on the cruise have received medical treatment.
The storm has continued to lash New Zealand as it has moved down the country towards the South Island. It has been confirmed that the person lost has drowned while trying to cross a river and it seems likely that her husband who is also missing may have also drowned. Some initial estimates of the damage caused by the storm put the costs at millions of dollars.
The weather is still stormy but hopefully the worst has passed.
