Torrential rain battering parts of the Bay of Plenty overnight caused a washout on State Highway 25 and flooding in a number of properties in the cyclone-hit region.<\/p>\n
On the eastern side of the Coromandel Peninsula 70-100mm of rain fell in a two-hour period, Thames-Coromandel Civil Defence said.<\/p>\n
Most of the rain fell between Whangamat\u0101 and Cooks Beach.<\/p>\n
In a 12-hour period more than 80mm of rain fell in Whakat\u0101ne and over 70mm in Tauranga.<\/p>\n
Fire and Emergency helped occupants of 10 properties in Tauranga and six in Whangamat\u0101 but no homes were evacuated.<\/p>\n
Engineers were assessing the washout that closed State Highway 25 between Hikuai and Whangamat\u0101 and a decision on reopening was due on Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n
Thames-Coromandel Civil Defence controller Garry Towler said said if the road was deemed safe by geotech engineers it may reopen to one lane traffic.<\/p>\n
He said the supply chain was only just back up and running, and the washout was a problem.<\/p>\n
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SOURCE RNZ<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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