1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:01,920 Speaker 1: We head to Mount long And where we find a 2 00:00:02,120 --> 00:00:03,840 Speaker 1: local broadcaster BK Brian Kelly. 3 00:00:03,880 --> 00:00:06,080 Speaker 2: Morning to you, Luke, Greetings, So are you. 4 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:07,920 Speaker 1: How much rain have you actually had? 5 00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:12,480 Speaker 2: Biblical amounts? In fact, that much that I started building 6 00:00:12,520 --> 00:00:14,880 Speaker 2: an arc and was going out in the neighborhood picking 7 00:00:14,920 --> 00:00:18,680 Speaker 2: up animals ready to load them onto the arc. But seriously, 8 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:21,119 Speaker 2: I think the number was around the two hundred and 9 00:00:21,200 --> 00:00:26,640 Speaker 2: forty mill mark or but it was basically on record 10 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:29,000 Speaker 2: the most rain we have had in a twenty four 11 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:31,680 Speaker 2: hour period in the history of when they've been keeping 12 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 2: the records, which goes back to nineteen hundred and nineteen 13 00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:38,960 Speaker 2: hundred and ten. So yeah, record amounts of rain. 14 00:00:39,159 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 1: I mean, we know stranger to heavy rain and starting 15 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:44,960 Speaker 1: here in mid Canterbury, but that is an apocalyptic amount. 16 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:48,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's a hell of a lot of rain. And subsequently, 17 00:00:48,960 --> 00:00:51,960 Speaker 2: you know, we've had the tragedies. We've had the two 18 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 2: people that died when a house was carried away in 19 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 2: the Welcome Bay region, swept away by a slip, and 20 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:02,440 Speaker 2: we've had the mass of tragedy on Mao at Mount 21 00:01:02,480 --> 00:01:05,639 Speaker 2: Monganui where that massive slip came down into that iconic 22 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:06,640 Speaker 2: camping ground. 23 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:10,240 Speaker 1: It was spectacular scenes on the news last night. As 24 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:12,880 Speaker 1: I understand it, BKA, this is an area that you 25 00:01:12,920 --> 00:01:15,759 Speaker 1: would have never dreamed something like this could happen. 26 00:01:16,959 --> 00:01:18,959 Speaker 2: You know. It's a big it's a big mountain. It's 27 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:22,160 Speaker 2: a huge, huge hill, and from time to time when 28 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:24,600 Speaker 2: we do get a lot of rain, there are slips 29 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:26,920 Speaker 2: around the around the base track as they call it, 30 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:29,679 Speaker 2: which is the famous walking track that you can walk around, 31 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:32,920 Speaker 2: they have slips there from time to time. There's never 32 00:01:32,959 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 2: been anything this big before. I guess a pre warning 33 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:39,240 Speaker 2: came in the early hours of yesterday morning when on 34 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:42,480 Speaker 2: the ocean side of Mao by the Mount Monganue Surf Club, 35 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:45,039 Speaker 2: a massive slip came down there and it took out 36 00:01:45,080 --> 00:01:47,320 Speaker 2: the steps that take you to the walkway where you 37 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:50,000 Speaker 2: can climb to the top of Mao. And that was 38 00:01:50,160 --> 00:01:53,000 Speaker 2: very very big indeed. And then around nine point thirty 39 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:56,320 Speaker 2: when all hell broke loose and basically the side of 40 00:01:56,320 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 2: the hill came down into the camping ground and hitting 41 00:01:59,840 --> 00:02:01,760 Speaker 2: them the famous Maum I'm going to be hot pools 42 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:02,200 Speaker 2: as well. 43 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 1: The Herald's reporting that there's nine people missing and it's 44 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:11,400 Speaker 1: a big search and rescue and emergency efforts I mean, 45 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:14,440 Speaker 1: you've had a look yourself. Just how many people do 46 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:15,200 Speaker 1: you reckon? Are there? 47 00:02:15,639 --> 00:02:18,880 Speaker 2: Well, yeah, that's the scary thing that they are unsure. 48 00:02:18,919 --> 00:02:21,800 Speaker 2: But there are nine people that are unaccounted for. And 49 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:23,840 Speaker 2: I was over there yesterday. I was actually over there 50 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 2: when it happened, just happened to be downtown the mount 51 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 2: when I saw all the emergency vehicles starting to head 52 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:31,240 Speaker 2: that way and went down to have a look myself. 53 00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:35,840 Speaker 2: And yeah, it's probably around nine, but they won't know. 54 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:38,360 Speaker 2: In fact, it's nearly been twenty four hours. And when 55 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:40,760 Speaker 2: you think about it, you know they've been digging all night. 56 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:43,560 Speaker 2: They've had huge diggers in there. They've sort of replaced 57 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:46,480 Speaker 2: them now with spades, but as yet they still haven't 58 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:51,760 Speaker 2: found anybody. The hillside took out the kitchen, the kitchen 59 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:55,000 Speaker 2: for the camping ground, along with the blution block and showers, 60 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 2: and you can imagine at ninety to the morning there 61 00:02:56,840 --> 00:02:59,760 Speaker 2: were probably people in the showers and so on. So 62 00:02:59,880 --> 00:03:02,720 Speaker 2: it's an absolute tragic scene. 63 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:05,240 Speaker 1: Well, I think about the stage in life I met now, 64 00:03:05,520 --> 00:03:07,840 Speaker 1: and I'm sure you can empathize Brian Kelly, you know, 65 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 1: with young kids and when you go on holiday camping 66 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:12,680 Speaker 1: it's just a chance to let your guard down, let 67 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:14,480 Speaker 1: your hear down, and for something like this to happen, 68 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:18,079 Speaker 1: it is the most harrowing of situations. Thoughts very much 69 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:21,280 Speaker 1: with all those involved, and the biggest thank you to 70 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 1: those searchers. What are conditions like now? Is the weather 71 00:03:24,360 --> 00:03:26,520 Speaker 1: set to improve? Is it going to be on their side? 72 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:28,920 Speaker 2: It's a lovely sunny day today, believe it or not. 73 00:03:29,919 --> 00:03:33,920 Speaker 2: And in fact, yesterday when the cleanup began, it was 74 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:37,240 Speaker 2: actually quite quite nice. The odd, very very like show 75 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 2: came in what was said yesterday, and I was over 76 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 2: there when they had the emergency conference at one o'clock 77 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:45,400 Speaker 2: in the afternoon. The people that were actually leaving the 78 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:48,800 Speaker 2: camping ground with their caravans and camper van and so on, 79 00:03:48,880 --> 00:03:51,680 Speaker 2: with the kids bikes packed up just leaving. The whole 80 00:03:51,800 --> 00:03:54,640 Speaker 2: camping ground was evacuated and that was a very very 81 00:03:54,680 --> 00:03:57,720 Speaker 2: sad sight indeed. So yeah, our thoughts are with all 82 00:03:57,720 --> 00:04:01,840 Speaker 2: those rescuers have worked all night and Mark Mitchell, the 83 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:04,400 Speaker 2: Minister has done an amazing job as well, along with 84 00:04:04,440 --> 00:04:07,080 Speaker 2: me and Mahie Drysdale. So you know, our thoughts go 85 00:04:07,120 --> 00:04:08,520 Speaker 2: out to all those hard working people.