339 tourists stranded by slip in Fiordland are helicoptered outniwa Heavy rain caused a slip to block the road out of Deep Cove on Sunday afternoon, leaving 339 people trapped. Part of Fiordland is cut off and hundreds of tourists are being airlifted out, after torrential rain - 217mm of which fell in six hours - brought down a slip, blocking Deep Cove. Heavy rain caused a slip to block the road out of Deep Cove on Sunday afternoon, leaving 339 people trapped. Deep Cove Outdoor Education Trust member Bob Hughes said there was more than 250mm of rain from about 3am on Sunday. It would move north over the mainland onto the lower North Island by Monday morning.

Source: Stuff February 24, 2018 23:43 UTC