There
I was yesterday, and if the truth were known today too, having a moan about the
dismal summer, and the fold back home in New Zealand are in the grip of a
pretty nasty weather system.
Wellington is bearing the brunt of the wild weather, with gale-force
winds cutting power to 25,000 homes and forcing the closure of the airport and
cancellation of ferry services.
Wellingtonians said the weather was comparable to that experienced at
the time of the Wahine ferry disaster in April 1968 that killed 53 people.
In Wellington, roofs were blown off houses, an interisland ferry broke
loose from its moorings, and fallen trees and landslips damaged homes and roads
as wind gusts of up to 200km/h battered the city.
Power was cut to 30,000 homes and public transport was cancelled.
As the storm moved north, Aucklanders were hit by thunder, lightning and
hail.
http://www.3news.co.nz/Storms-extends-from-Antarctic-to-Tasman/tabid/423/articleID/302218/Default.aspx
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