Landslides hit New Zealand campground and house as crews carry out rescues

Landslides struck a campground at the base of Mount Maunganui and a nearby house on New Zealand's North Island, and emergency crews were conducting rescue operations with a small number of people reported missing.

Landslides struck a campground at the base of Mount Maunganui and a nearby house on New Zealand's North Island. Emergency crews were carrying out rescue operations and searching for people who were unaccounted for. Officials said the number of people missing from the campground was in the single figures. Heavy rain had affected large parts of the North Island during the period. Known details: - A landslide hit Beachside Holiday Park at the base of Mount Maunganui after 9:30 a.m.; crews conducted a rescue operation there. - Police Superintendent Tim Anderson described the number of people missing from the campground as in the "single figures." - A separate landslide struck a house in the Bay of Plenty; two occupants escaped and two others were reported missing while a rescue operation was underway. - Near Warkworth, police reported a man missing after floodwaters swept him from a road during the heavy rain. Summary: Rescue operations continued at both Mount Maunganui and the Bay of Plenty site, and a small number of people were reported missing. Undetermined at this time.