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=//Cyclone Bola. //= //**When:** 7 March, 1988
 * Where:** East Coast, North Island//

//What happened//

 * // When Cyclone Bola struck on Monday 7 March, 1988, the East Coast of the North Island suffered realy bad floods. //
 * // The heavy rain had been falling since 6 March, and continued for three days non-stop. //
 * // Winds of up to 100 kilometres per hour knoked down trees and tore off roofs. //
 * // Heavy rain in the area caused landslides, power cuts, and closed a number of roads. //
 * // Three people died when the car they were in was swept away by floodwaters. . //
 * // The state highway was closed in several places by slips and flooding. //
 * // When people in one house could not be evacuated by helicopter, horses were brought in to get them out. //
 * // States of emergency were declared in Wairoa, Gisborne and the East Cape. //
 * // The force of Cyclone Bola was also felt in Northland. //

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