Cyclone-force wind hammers Wellington cutting power, closing roads and damaging a grandstand1 NEWS Hundreds of Wellingtonians woke without power this morning, with flights delayed and roads flooded. A powerful storm has caused chaos across the Wellington region - felling trees, lifting roofs and damaging a grandstand at Lower Hutt sports ground. ROSS GIBLIN/STUFF Storm force wind create havoc on Wellington's south coast with some hairy airline landings and waves crashing over roads. More than 1300 people across several northern Wellington and Hutt Valley suburbs were without power on Thursday morning, along with another 800 in Porirua. ROSS GIBLIN/STUFF Aimee Feck and Greer, 9, battle the wind to get to holiday accommodation in Lyall Bay, during the Wellington storm.

Source: Stuff July 12, 2017 22:08 UTC