Mrs Gifford-Jones could only watch on as Prime Minister Bill English arrived with East Coast MP Anne Tolley MP were taken through the cordon zone with members of Civil Defence and Whakatane Mayor Tony Bonne .
There, they discussed the plans for pumping the remaining water out of Edgecumbe.
A boat was parked on the footpath outside a petrol station where the water had risen yesterday.
The street was littered with gravel and plastic bags filled with rubbish that had swept out from houses.
There was a street where water was flowing like rapids. Water marks up to the windows on the outside of the houses revealed just how high the waters had run.
Surveying the devasting, the group were then advised by Civil Defence tthere had been a further breach of the river.
They told Mr English they were worried for his safety and the group were urged to get back to their vehicles.
Evacuating began anew at Gow Road on the west side of the Rangitaiki River n.
Westbank Road was already closed due to the flooding and water levels were within centremetres broaching the stopbank.
For residents, such as Cathy Gifford-Jones, the waiting will continue. All that appears to be changing is more residents are joining them on the ouside of this overwhelmed township.
The human rights commission disagrees with the treaty principles bill, cocaine and cannabis are increasingly being used in the workplace as we get sun for the weekend.