Hawke's Bay residents spend night in evac centres

Morning Report

Hundreds of residents in Hawke's Bay spent a second night in evacuation centres last night, as the risk of flooding remained overnight. Hastings District Council said despite extra pumps being brought on, they were still unable to cope with the large amount of water flowing into the lagoon last night. In the coastal settlement of Haumoana, Emergency Services staff have been going door to door to warn residents that they may need to evacuate again for a second time. Hawke's Bay civil defence controller Ian Macdonald spoke to Corin Dann.