The pregnant mother of a toddler swept to her death in floodwaters in New Zealand has described the “insurmountable mountain” of grief her family now faces in the wake of the tragedy. Eight people have so far been killed as New Zealand continues to deal with the devastation of ex-cyclone Gabrielle. Ella Collins says her two-year-old daughter Ivy 'charged through life with a beautiful smile on her face regardless of what stood in her way'. A mother grieves for her ‘beautiful baby girl’In a tribute to her “beautiful baby girl”, Ella said Ivy “charged through life with a beautiful smile on her face regardless of what stood in her way. “Beautiful Ivy, your house, your land and your belongings.”So far more than NZ$138,000 has been raised since the page was launched on Thursday.
