Several children and their teachers are trapped at an early learning centre in the Thames-Coromandel due to heavy flooding in the area.
A Fire and Emergency spokesperson told the Herald fire appliances were unable to reach the Riverlee Early Learning Centre due to flooded roads surrounding the facility.
The spokesperson said farmers on tractors had been enlisted to help.
They were not certain how many people were in the centre but believed there were seven children
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