Two confirmed dead and more presumed buried after landslides hit house and campground in New Zealand
The first landslide hit a house in the community of Welcome Bay on New Zealand’s North Island at 4:50am on Thursday, police sayLandslides hit a house and a campground in New Zealand on Thursday, leaving at least two dead while emergency crews were trying to rescue others buried in rubble,...
<p>The first landslide hit a house in the community of Welcome Bay on New Zealand’s North Island at 4:50am on Thursday, police say</p><p>Landslides hit a house and a campground in New Zealand on Thursday, leaving at least two dead while emergency crews were trying to rescue others buried in rubble, officials said.</p><p>The first hit a house in the community of Welcome Bay on New Zealand’s North Island at 4:50am, police said. Two people escaped the house, and the bodies of two who were trapped inside were recovered hours later, the emergency management minister, Mark Mitchell, said.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/23/two-confirmed-dead-and-more-presumed-buried-after-landslides-hit-house-and-campground-in-new-zealand">Continue reading...</a>
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