Clean Up

 After the cyclone on Tuesday, one of the hardest hit regions is the Hawkes Bay an area that mum grew up in.  Large parts of it were hugely flooded,  with the water rising up to peoples ceilings quickly.  People had to escape onto the roof and wait to be rescued and many people lost everything.   Around the country there have been 9 deaths, and we hope not too many more.

Mums family and friends are safe, but cut off in Napier as most bridges were destroyed.   Power stations were blown out and petrol supplies can't get through.   The navy have come to help bringing supplies and generators to town.  We are lucky though, compared to the losses in Turkiye and Syria we know how lucky we are. So many stories of Kiwis helping each other out.