Cyclone Gabrielle

[SueDonim]

It isn't just social media though. Stuff had a headline mid week claiming the uncontactable numbers were down to single figures, only to rewrite that to 56 later that afternoon.

And yes, if they were setting up multiple morgues the authorities certainly had different expectations.

I rarely read Stuff - too little balance in what I have seen. I've known people/background in a few articles that printed what people said without checking if it was true or even believable.

It is amazing that we haven't had huge numbers of fatalities so I wouldn't be surprised if facilities had been set up in preparation. But clearly weren't needed. People in those areas have shown amazing resilience in keeping themselves alive in a most extraordinary situation.