Extreme Weather There's one thing taking the edge off having lost everything in Hawkes Bay, and that's the number of volunteers dropping everything to help. Bonnie Sumner reports from one of the country's hardest-hit regions.  It's been three weeks since Cyclone Gabrielle turned meandering rivers into deadly floods in Hawkes Bay. Twice as much rain fell in some parts of the region than it did during Cyclone Bola in 1988, a disaster still talked about today for its ferocity and devastation. The sheer force of water that made its way down the numerous rivers that feed the ‘fruit bowl' of Aotearoa on February 14 was catastrophic, smashing through bridges and stop banks and turning orchards, homes and businesses into churning lakes.

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