Violent storm pounds Wellington | A Gallery from Midday Report | RNZ National

A massive clean-up operation is beginning in the Wellington region after a severe storm lashed the capital, leaving thousands without power and ripping roofs off houses and disrupting air, road and train travel.

An uprooted tree in Island Bay. PHOTO: RADIO NEW ZEALAND

Roofing iron in Rongotai. PHOTO: RADIO NEW ZEALAND

Owhiro Bay. PHOTO: SIMON BAUMFIELD

Owhiro Bay. PHOTO: SIMON BAUMFIELD

Owhiro Bay. PHOTO: SIMON BAUMFIELD

Owhiro Bay. PHOTO: SIMON BAUMFIELD

Owhiro Bay. PHOTO: RADIO NEW ZEALAND

Tree down at Raumati Beach School. PHOTO: RADIO NEW ZEALAND

A fallen tree damaged the roof of a Lower Hutt house. PHOTO: RADIO NEW ZEALAND

Crews cleaned up road damage on Wellington's southern coast. PHOTO: SIMON BAUMFIELD

The sea wall at Island Bay in Wellington was smashed. PHOTO: PETE VAN BERKEL

The sea wall at Island Bay in Wellington was smashed. PHOTO: PETE VAN BERKEL

Island Bay. PHOTO: MENNO HUIBERS

Lyall Bay. PHOTO: RADIO NEW ZEALAND

Seawall breach at Petone beach. PHOTO: RADIO NEW ZEALAND

Debris washed up in front of south coast properties. PHOTO: RADIO NEW ZEALAND

High winds pushed over a fence in Newtown. PHOTO: RADIO NEW ZEALAND

Crews were out clearing up debris from roads in Paraparaumu. PHOTO: RADIO NEW ZEALAND

A storage shed in Grenada North was severely damaged. PHOTO: RADIO NEW ZEALAND

A supermarket sign was toppled onto a carpark in Johnsonville. PHOTO: RADIO NEW ZEALAND

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