Council has also been kept busy with a culvert collapsing on Otonga Valley Road in Waitetuna which has taken a large section of the road with it.
The Waikato District Alliance have closed the road to all vehicle traffic and have been at the site all night before assessing the culvert at first light this morning.
The culvert has now been initially assessed. These assessments indicate that the culvert has been significantly damaged. Alliance staff are working on restoring access to the road and the properties as quickly as possible. A temporary bridge will be travelling to site and will be craned in place as soon as possible to once again allow access for the affected families.
There are around 15 families on the other side of the road who are being supported by Council and Alliance staff.
Raglan 23 has also heard that all power, phone and internet service in Otonga Valley past the culvert have been cut off. Most likely the cable serving the area went across the culvert.