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Weather and road update #20 6am
Weather and road update #20 6am
Good
morning Coromandel
Well what a night we have had. Here's the situation this morning so far.
Road closures:
SH26
Kopu – Paeroa
SH26a Kopu – Hikuia
SH25 Whangamata
– Tairua
SH25 between 309 Road –Wade Road
Hikuia
Settlement Rd Pauanui
The 309 Road
East Coast Road
(Kaiaua – Miranda) down to 1 lane
Due to Waitawheta river rising Sundaise concert goers camping at Dickies Flat, Waihi were evacuated.
Civil Defence are assisting Police with the evacuation of approximately 200 concertgoers.
Of
1000 concertgoers at Dickies Flat 800 concertgoers remain
onsite in house buses and trucks plus 8 adults and 8
children sheltering in haybarn onsite.
Approximately 140
concertgoers self-evacuated
61 People have been evacuated from the Dickies Flat campground and taken to the Waihi Salvation Army Hall where they are being cared for by Hauraki Civil Defence.
Metservice saying rain will continue until around lunchtime.
Further
information:
Weather: www.metservice.com
State
Highways: www.nzta.govt.nz
District
roads: TCDC Facebook page
Drive to
conditions and check the roads and the weather before you
go.
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