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Stranded Tongan RSE workers rescued

Wednesday, February 15, 2023 - 14:18.  Updated on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 - 15:51.

Stranded Tongan RSE workers rescued

Wednesday, February 15, 2023 - 14:18
Cold and hungry, after a day-long ordeal, some 50 Tongan orchard workers, who were stranded on their bungalow rooftops by rising floodwaters near Hastings, New Zealand, were rescued by the New Zealand Defence Force yesterday evening.

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