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One confirmed dead. Bad buzz.
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Shit, this seems like a good year for natural disasters :L
Hardcore Biker
A tornado has overturned cars and "ripped up" buildings in the Auckland suburb of Albany.
The New Zealand Transport Agency had planned to close the Auckland Harbour Bridge but that plan is understood to have since been dropped.
The twister is now veering away from the bridge and is heading towards Mount Roskill.
Police say the Albany MegaCentre was in the path of the tornado which struck earlier this afternoon.
Pictures posted on Twitter showed damage at the old Placemakers building at the Albany Megacentre, adjacent to the new Westfield mall.
Mobile phone footage has shown the twister damaging buildings, while images sent into ONE News show cars left overturned.
SORRY BOYS NO NASS TOMORROW BECAUSE THE CARPARK IS DESTROYED!
http://occip.it/pt4sm66m
Forum whore
Not surprised really. Common for tornados around the Auckland area I believe, though not on such a large scale as this.
As a well-spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death
Γύρος στη νίκη
Hardcore Biker
Nah mate... They BLOW
The only stupid question is a question not asked!
NEDWN VIII
Anne rang ealier, she works at the end of William Pickering Dr Albany, I knew nothing of it until she rang. Roof damage at her work place.
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Well blow me over.
Nail your colours to the mast that all may look upon them and know who you are.
It takes a big man to cry...and an even bigger man to laugh at that man.
Forum whore
That's mad!
Hardcore Biker
First Post here : http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...uckland-sucked
The only stupid question is a question not asked!
Hardcore Biker
Forum whore
I was through Albany this morning, glad I didn't stay around...Originally Posted by Maha
You don't get to be an old dog without learning a few tricks.
Shorai Powersports batteries are very trick!
Forum whore
Rode though the outskirts of it it seems without realizing what it was. A bit after 3pm.
Had to go over to North Shore today. Going up the motorway hill by Greville Rd off ramp wind got so bad that I could hardly make way into it and rain so heavy that couldn't see at all.
Decided discretion better part of Valour and pulled over into shelter to wait it out. After about 15 minutes it cleared to just ordinary crap weather so I proceeded. Motorway flooded though bad enough to be splashing round my boots in one place. Sirens everywhere.
Apparently Albanys been taken out by a tornado, must have been the outskirts of it
Worst riding conditions I can remember glad it only lasted a few minutes.
Not so good for the folk injured though a fee minutes was enough to be a mischief to them
Weekend cruiser
I live in Rosedale 1.5km away from where it hit the mall. Amazing how it picks and chooses what to wreck. My place is fine but just down the road there are places with bits of roof missing and there are bits of building materials all over.
*If you're on the roads tonight around the shore BEWARE of the nails, screws and other tyre unfriendlies that have been blown all over the roads*
It wasn't me officer, I swear!
Hardcore Biker
FUCK! i live on greville rd right next to where it hit... i hope my bike is still ok, its under cover but still.... I want to go home! >< hope everyone is ok, let me know if anyone needs a hand cleaning up, ill shoot around
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