MOUNT MAUNGANUI, New Zealand, Jan 24, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Efforts to rescue at least six people buried alive by a landslide at a New Zealand holiday park ended Saturday, with police shifting their focus to recovering human remains. Police Superintendent Tim Anderson said it could take several days to locate all of the bodies, after a mountain of dirt and debris tumbled onto a campsite in Mount Maunganui on Thursday. "This is heartbreaking news for us and obviously the families involved," he told reporters on Saturday, describing the rescue operation as complex. "Police have confirmed fatalities at the campground and the reality that no one would have been able to survive, therefore the rescue operation taking place there is now moving to a recovery," he said in a statement. Two people died in a separate landslide on Thursday in the neighbouring harbourside city of Tauranga.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha January 24, 2026 02:25 UTC