West Coast towns of Hector, Granity evacuated... this time before storm hitsIAIN MCGREGOR/STUFF Longtime Hector resident Lynn Stoddart was reluctant to leave her home on Tuesday, ahead of ex-Cyclone Gita. Residents were evacuated from their homes in the West Coast villages of Hector and Granity amid fears a raging sea whipped up by ex-cyclone Gita could flood their homes. Iain McGregor / Stuff Brent Dyhrberg waits for the storm to hit in Hector on the West Coast. Granity and Hector have long borne the brunt of wild weather lashing the West Coast, and earlier this month homes in the area were flooded during Cyclone Fehi. As the last of the homes were evacuated and gales lashed the coast, blue sky appeared above Granity and Hector.

Source: Stuff February 20, 2018 07:40 UTC