Hundreds of tourists have been airlifted out of Fiordland this afternoon. Photo / Supplied
Hundreds of tourists have been airlifted out of Fiordland this afternoon. Photo / Supplied
More than a 100 tourists have been airlifted out of Fiordland after torrential rain brought down a slip, blocking Deep Cove, trapping hundreds of people.
Up to 339 people were trapped this afternoon at Wilmot Pass Rd.
Helicopters were called in to rescue those trapped after the weather cleared.
RealJourneys immediately put four helicopters on stand by and started flying passengers over the slip about 5pm to West Arm where four vessels were waiting to bring them back across Lake Manapouri.