Cyclone Gabrielle

[C_T_Russell]

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.

Thats what I dont get, the news was painting all doom and gloom about these mourges being bought in.

Apparently the number dead is now 15 from what I read yesterday.
Hopefully that is the case, but I still dont understand where these reports are coming from about eyewitnesses finding mangled bodies in the streams amongst all the wood.
Its amazing so many survived when they could have been swept away, there is a story about a family watching their neighbours being taken down in the current and having to swim to safety, hopefully they are OK.