Heavy swells force evacuations_ ferry cancellations in New Zealand capital (original) (raw)

Posted 2026-06-08, China.dot.org Headlines

WELLINGTON, June 8 (Xinhua) -- Authorities on Monday ordered evacuations in parts of Wellington, New Zealand's capital, and canceled Cook Strait ferries on Monday as swells of up to 10.5 meters were forecast. A state of emergency was declared for Wellington's southern and eastern areas, with Civil Defense issuing a...read full story

"We recommend that residents of waterfront properties in these suburbs stay somewhere else tonight,"

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