Source: Radio New Zealand
A search continues by local emergency services for missing people following a landslide at Mount Maunganui in Tauranga. AFP / Ben Strang
Search teams are still trying to find six people who are believed to be buried under a landslide in Mt Maunganui following this week’s devastating storms.
Emergency services are also trying to track down three other people who may have been at the campsite at the time the landslide hit.
An independent review into “all aspects leading up to” the landslide had been ordered on Friday, Tauranga mayor Mahé Drysdale said.
“It is important that we have a clear and accurate understanding of the facts and events leading up to the landslide, so that we can ensure that the future safety of the community is appropriately safeguarded.”
Work was underway to determine the review’s scope, what expertise was needed and the timeframe for delivery.
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