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<blockquote data-quote="John B" data-source="post: 12134" data-attributes="member: 207"><p>We just got power back on. It was getting worried about the freezers but they are still frozen. Not too bad at home here with only minor flooding and lots of trees blown down including eight really big ones . We have had no contact with anybody. I don't know how many hives have been lost but I suspect it is closer to thousands rather than hundreds. Yesterday we could hear the tukituki River roaring from home and it would be about 2 km away. We had about 250 mils total plus gale force winds and areas up in the hills had a lot worse. </p><p>Last evening reminded me a bit of the covid lockdown as everybody was out and about chatting and checking up on people.</p><p>The damage to horticulture and agriculture is extreme. I went to check up on my brother this morning (he's fine) and had to divert several times around flooded areas one of which was completely full of floating apples.</p><p>I have been through quite a few of these cyclones over the years and this one would be by far the worst as far as widespread damage goes.</p><p>I think my hives will be all right but won't know till I can get in there to check which will be a few days.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John B, post: 12134, member: 207"] We just got power back on. It was getting worried about the freezers but they are still frozen. Not too bad at home here with only minor flooding and lots of trees blown down including eight really big ones . We have had no contact with anybody. I don't know how many hives have been lost but I suspect it is closer to thousands rather than hundreds. Yesterday we could hear the tukituki River roaring from home and it would be about 2 km away. We had about 250 mils total plus gale force winds and areas up in the hills had a lot worse. Last evening reminded me a bit of the covid lockdown as everybody was out and about chatting and checking up on people. The damage to horticulture and agriculture is extreme. I went to check up on my brother this morning (he's fine) and had to divert several times around flooded areas one of which was completely full of floating apples. I have been through quite a few of these cyclones over the years and this one would be by far the worst as far as widespread damage goes. I think my hives will be all right but won't know till I can get in there to check which will be a few days. [/QUOTE]
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