Army called in to Coromandel to help with Sundaise festivalgoersDOMINICO ZAPATA/ FAIRFAX MEDIA NZ Sundaise festivalgoers had to evacuate in the dark after heavy rain caused flooding at the Coromandel campsite. DOMINICO ZAPATA/FAIRFAX NZ "I ended up walking through water up to [my chest], holding on to the fence trying to get my way through. DOMINICO ZAPATA/FAIRFAX NZ Luke Smith, with his nieces Clio Joyce, 6, and Ishta Joyce, 8, says they were having fun before the drama. DOMINICO ZAPATA/FAIRFAX NZ Civil Defence, army personnel and police were called in to help with the evacuation. DOMINICO ZAPATA/FAIRFAX NZ Sundaise concertgoers evacuated in the early hours of Saturday morning board a bus at daylight to head back to the campground to see what can be salvaged.

Source: Stuff March 10, 2017 19:42 UTC