West Coast faces Cyclone Gita, just weeks after Fehi

Civil defence is warning people to prepare for power cuts, road closures and possible evacuation as Cyclone Gita approaches. MetService says the west coast of the lower North Island and the top of the South Island are in for a hammering when Gita hits. Civil Defence is warning people in its path to prepare for power cuts, road closures and possible evacuation. Ruth Vaega's living in a Westport rental - her house is still drying our after Cyclone Fehi ripped through and flooded the estuary side-home three weeks ago. She told RNZ reporter Laura Dooney she and her family are taking the threat of Cyclone Gita very seriously. The chief executive of the West Coast Regional Council is Mike Meehan. He tells Guyon how they're preparing.