Last night New Plymouth was hit with rain and gale force winds. It sounded like the ocean was roaring around our house. The dogs needed constant attention and I was sure that at any minute one of the big trees right outside would come crashing down. We are on the top of a hill which didn't make things any better. The wind was howling and sometimes terrifying but this morning the air outside is still and we are lucky enough to have power but my heart goes out to those who spent a freezing night last night without it.
Extreme weather
hitting much of the country has cut power to thousands of homes in Taranaki and
caused the cancellation of flights and ferries in and out of Wellington.
Electricity provider
Powerco says strong winds brought down trees over power lines in Taranaki,
cutting power to 11,000 homes.
It says about 8000
homes are likely to have no power until Monday morning.
Areas affected include
Kaponga, Kapuni, Opunake, Okato, Oakura, Omata, the eastern suburbs of New
Plymouth, Waitara and Inglewood.
The Wellington and New
Plymouth fire services received 150 callouts from midday to 10pm on Sunday, and
one New Plymouth fire truck has been crushed by a falling tree.
