Auckland floods: A person trapped for over two hours, two others injured after building collapse in Orua Bay, Manukau Heads

Emergency services respond to a structure collapse in Orua Bay. Photo / Supplied

Three people are injured, two seriously, after a building collapsed in Orua Bay Beach at Manukau Heads.

Two patients suffered serious injuries and one other suffered minor injuries. A seriously-injured person was being flown to Middlemore Hospital and another in a minor condition was being taken there by ambulance, a spokesperson for St John Ambulance said.

The other seriously injured person was flown to Auckland Hospital.

A Fire and Emergency spokesperson said six firetrucks were sent to the scene of the structure collapse caused by a landslide in Manukau heads at 12.13pm today.

One person was trapped for two hours, the spokesperson said. They were freed at around 2.15pm before being flown to hospital having suffered serious injuries.

An Urban Search and Rescue team were called to the scene to assist with the retrieval of the trapped individual.

Auckland International Airport also assisted, sending in a hovercraft with four additional USAR personnel.

A geo-technician and structural engineer attended to assess the risk to other buildings, which resulted in five other houses being evacuated as a precaution.

Emergency services respond to a structure collapse in Orua Bay.

A St John spokesman earlier said two rescue helicopters were on their way to the scene.

”We are responding and have dispatched two helicopters, one first response unit, three rapid response vehicles and one ambulance to the scene.”

An Orua Bay local told the Herald she understood an elderly couple were involved in the collapse, with a man suffering a badly broken leg and an elderly woman still trapped.

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