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Six people, including two teenagers and a foreign national, are presumed dead after a landslide hit a campground in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand. The rescue operation has ended, and the search has shifted to recovery of bodies.
Six people are missing after a landslide struck campervans, caravans, and a shower block at the Mount Maunganui campground in New Zealand. Among the missing are reportedly a grandmother from Rotorua and a 15-year-old Italian girl. The rescue operation has been completed, and the search has shifted from rescue to recovery of bodies. The landslide was triggered by heavy rain. Questions are being asked of authorities as to why an evacuation was not carried out after earlier reports of ground movement.
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Six people are unaccounted for following a landslide at the Mount Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park in New Zealand. A Rotorua grandmother and a 15-year...
Six people are unaccounted for following a landslide at the Mount Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park in New Zealand. A Rotorua grandmother and a 15-year-old Italian girl are believed to be among the missing. The operation has shifted from rescue to recovery.
Rescue efforts at a New Zealand holiday park landslide site have ended, with the focus shifting to recovering bodies. Six people, including two teenag...
Rescue efforts at a New Zealand holiday park landslide site have ended, with the focus shifting to recovering bodies. Six people, including two teenagers and a foreign national, are presumed dead after a mudslide buried camper vans, caravans, and a shower block. Authorities face questions over why no evacuation was ordered despite earlier reports of land movement in the area.
Updated: 18.07.2026
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