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Landslide warning

NZ Civil Defence social media post “Landslides can happen without warning...”.

The National Emergency Management Agency is the New Zealand’s Government’s lead for emergency management. It issues warnings (sometimes under New Zealand Civil Defence) on various social media channels. For example, this one from Facebook: “Landslides can happen without warning...”.

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