BBC Breakfast host Sarah Campbell delivered a devastating announcement on Friday (January 23) regarding a landslide in New Zealand that has claimed two lives and left several people missing.
The landslide struck a campsite at Mount Maunganui on New Zealand's North Island on Thursday. Two bodies have been recovered from a neighbouring property in Welcome Bay, believed to be a child and his grandmother. At least six people remain unaccounted for, including two teenagers aged 15.
TVNZ correspondent Jordyn Rudd reported from the scene: 'Almost two days later and this is very much still an active and evolving situation - one officials are still calling a rescue operation.' Emergency crews are using heavy machinery and sniffer dogs to search through debris.
A second landslide later struck Beachside Holiday Park at the foot of Mount Maunganui, crushing vehicles, caravans and a shower block. New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has visited the area and expressed condolences.
BBC correspondent Phil Mercer noted: 'It could be days before the scale of this tragedy on New Zealand's Bay of Plenty is known.' Violent storms have triggered landslides and widespread flooding, with more severe weather forecast.
