Mount Maunganui landslide latest: Race to reach survivors after deadly floods hit popular campsite and homes
At least two dead in New Zealand after landslide tears through house and campsite
- At least two people have died following landslides that struck a house and a campground in New Zealand.
- Emergency crews are currently engaged in rescue operations, attempting to free others believed to be trapped under rubble.
- The first landslide occurred at approximately 4.50am, hitting a house in the Welcome Bay community on New Zealand's North Island.
- Two individuals managed to escape the Welcome Bay house, but the bodies of two others who were trapped inside were later recovered.
- A second landslide was reported later the same morning at the base of Mount Maunganui, impacting the Beachside Holiday Park.
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