New Zealand continues hunt for victims at campground hit by landslide

January 23, 2026 3:47 PM

New Zealand continues hunt for victims at campground hit by landslide

New Zealand emergency crews continued to search on Friday for victims of a landslide that ripped through a busy campground on the country's North Island the day before due to heavy rains. The landslide hit Mount Maunganui on the island's east coast at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday (2030 GMT Wednesday), bringing soil and rubble down on the busy campsite. Police reported that as many as nine people may be missing including children. Families enjoying the summer school holiday were among the campers. Rec...

New Zealand rescuers seek landslide survivors as weather havoc kills two

January 22, 2026 4:37 PM

New Zealand rescuers seek landslide survivors as weather havoc kills two

Rescue workers combed rubble on Thursday at a campsite in New Zealand as they searched for the missing, children among them, following a landslide triggered by heavy rains that snapped power links to thousands and caused widespread damage. Homes were evacuated and roads closed as the rain lashed almost the entire eastern seaboard of the North Island, killing two people, while police put the number of those missing after the landslide in the single digits. Rescuers at the campsite in the touris...