Monday, May 31, 2010

Who rescues the rescuers?

A landslide swept through an Otago camping ground on Saturday, shunting a building which had had up to 42 people sleeping inside, 6 metres across a roadway. Thankfully no one was injured in the incident, and those evacuated from the building were Red Cross emergency teams on a weekend training exercise. I'm betting they hadn't figured that into their planning!

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3753919/Landslip-sweeps-through-campground
http://www.odt.co.nz/the-regions/south-otago/108392/rumble-bang-and-shouldn039t-be-there

Here's a few more articles from Stuff about the recent crappy weather in the South Island.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3757476/Cost-of-Otago-flood-damage-unknown

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3741510/Rockslide-hits-Otago-rock-drawing-site

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3737956/No-respite-for-flood-hit-regions

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3755182/Otago-faces-massive-clean-up-bill


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