Motorists rescued from rising flood waters near WellsfordMatthew Cattin/STUFF.CO.NZFour people trapped in their car in flood waters near Wellsford in north Auckland have been rescued. According to MetService, overnight rain flooded a stretch of State Highway 1 at Purewa, 10km south of Whangarei and the Dome Valley. READ MORE:* Civil Defence warning over north Auckland flooding* Surface flooding in WarkworthHeavy and relentless overnight rain caused surface flooding in Warkworth, Wellsford, Puhoi and Matakana and made for treacherous driving conditions. The water was about waist deep but the occupants had been pulled out of the vehicle and taken to Wellsford Fire Station to warm up. Peak intensities may reach 25 to 40mm per hour in localised thundery downpours, and a severe thunderstorm watch is also in force, MetService says.

Source: Stuff August 10, 2016 07:03 UTC