I've got the kids home! ? :)
They were all prepared to go and stay the night at a teacher's house when a bus surprising turned up at the school - the bus company had previously said they could not get to the school (10km away), but thankfully the rain and floodwaters had begun to ease up. ?The driver said he would try and get my kids and one other home as he lived in the same area. ?
This area and Whangarei are on the national news and a lot of people (maybe hundreds!) are still apparently trapped in their cars surrounded by the floods and landslips. ?We had about two months' rain in 24 hours due to a brush with Cyclone Becky. ? This is the latest from the NZ Herald -
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/...ectid=10431488
Taking photos was the last thing on my mind at the time - it was definitely an anxious time with water pouring over roads and stranded cars, but have taken a few since. ?
:)
