<p>Edgecumbe residents were allowed to return to their homes on Tuesday, April 11, to collect belongings and assess damage after floodwaters forced them to evacuate the town on April 6.</p><p>Tautini Hahipene, who assisted in the evacuations</a>, recorded footage of his mother-in-law’s flood-damaged home. In the footage, writing can be seen on the front door, warning against entering the property.</p><p>According to stuff.co.nz</a> parts of the town were seriously damaged and the streets were left littered by debris after a retaining wall broke</a> following heavy rainfall.</p><p>On April 11, the New Zealand Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management warned the Bay of Plenty could expect more heavy rainfall</a>.</p><br />
