North Shore businesses count cost of flood damage

From Morning Report, 8:09 am on 30 January 2023

Fifty to 60 mils of rain fell across Auckland overnight with more slips including 4 house evacuated in the West Auckland suburb of Titrangi.

Sixty 111 calls were responded to across the city.

The rain will clear today but more heavy rain is forcast later this week.

For those badly affected by the Fridays record deluge getting insurance payouts is the next step especially those who've properties have been red stickered.

Business owners in Auckland's North Shore say it will take months to re-open after extensive damage to properties and equipment.

After the severe rain on Friday, dozens of small businesses on Beach Road, in Browns Bay, saw their shops flooded, their equipment written off and thousands of dollars of stock go down the drain. float off

Reporter Rayssa Almeida went to see the damage.