An eye-witness account of the Tangiwai disaster (1st of 2)

An eye-witness account of the Tangiwai disaster (1st of 2)

This view of Whangaehu River bed after the flood had subsided shows the engine and one of the carriages covered in mud. Download the PDF (82 KB) to read Joan Karam's description of the terror of being in one of the carriages that plunged into the river, and how she escaped.

• Volcanic Plateau

• Volcanic Plateau places

• Volcanoes

• DISASTERS AND MISHAPS – ERUPTIONS

• DISASTERS AND MISHAPS – RAILWAYS

• RUAPEHU, MOUNT

• VOLCANIC AND THERMAL ACTIVITY

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