Clean-up after worst storm in decade (+photos)
Page 1 of 2 ....Updated 12:25PM Sunday July 27, 2008
By Jared Savage, Alice Hudson, Michelle Coursey and Debrin Foxcroft
Efforts are continuing to restore power to thousands of homes after one of the worst storms to hit New Zealand in 10 years.
The weather bomb left a trail of destruction across the North Island, cutting power to more than 60,000 homes.
Northland was hardest hit, with winds of up to 167km/h bringing down trees and power lines, and heavy rain flooding roads.
The MetService today dropped its severe weather warning for the region but thousands of homes there remain without electricity.
About 3,500 homes in the Rodney District, Waiheke Island, North Shore and west Auckland are still reported to be without power after cuts last night affected some 53,000 properties.
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