Weather / Natural Disasters

Hawke's Bay rail line a mess after Cyclone Gabrielle

17:13 pm on 9 March 2023

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Washed-out bridges, twisted steel and missing bits of rail track have halted trains around Napier.

A huge clean up operation is now under way to repair the lines after Cyclone Gabrielle tore its destructive path through Hawke's Bay.

Our reporter Jimmy Ellingham and cameraman Angus Dreaver take a look.