North Island wakes to devastation, as flood waters continue to rise, hundreds rescued from rooftops and more than 10000 people displaced.
As of Wednesday morning, the government said 9,000 people had been evacuated or displaced in the Hawke’s Bay region alone. There is no updated national figure, but on Tuesday the government had said 1,500 were evacuated or displaced outside the Hawke’s Bay area. Some had been forced to swim to safety after the water rose over their homes. with all major arterial roads still closed”. As of Tuesday night, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency classed both regions as “isolated … “Obviously we hope that doesn’t happen.”
The powerful storm for days pummelled the country's North Island, leaving at least three people dead.
"We are still building a picture of the effects of the cyclone as it continues to unfold. It has been applied to the Northland, Auckland, Tairawhiti, Tararua, Bay of Plenty, Waikato and Hawke's Bay regions. "We need to stop making excuses for inaction. Australia and the UK have pledged to help. It's man versus nature at this point," she told the BBC. Others have been rescued from rooftops.
Cyclone Gabrielle struck the country's north on Monday and has brought more destruction to the country than any weather event in years.
"Everyone knows we have a long path ahead of us as we deal with extensive damage to homes, businesses, roads and bridges and other fundamental parts of our infrastructure," McAnulty said. A fellow firefighter was critically injured by the same landslide. Helicopters would help make the final 25 rescues of individuals and family groups on Wednesday.
The body of a volunteer firefighter was retrieved on Wednesday from a landslide that destroyed a flooded house near Auckland, a police statement said. Another ...
A woman was also killed by a landslide at Putorino and a body was found on a shore at Napier on Tuesday, police said. “You should all be proud of the resilience, strength and care for your communities you are showing in the face of adversity,” she added. Cyclone Gabrielle struck the country’s north on Monday and has brought more destruction to the nation of five million than any weather event in years.
Four people - including a child - have died in landslides and floodwaters and towns remain cut off.
Police said they believed the child was caught in rising water. It's estimated to affect at least a third of the country's five million population. "We need to stop making excuses for inaction. Meanwhile, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake was widely felt across the country late on Wednesday. The body of a missing firefighter who had been caught in a landslide in west of Auckland was also found on Tuesday. One woman was killed in a landslide at her home, while another person was found dead on the shoreline, authorities said.
Cyclone Gabrielle struck the country's north on Monday bringing more destruction to the nation than any weather event in decades.
Her visit to New Zealand was scheduled before the cyclone struck. All four fatalities occurred near the same North Island east coast bay. Cyclone Gabrielle struck the country’s north on Monday bringing more destruction to the nation than any weather event in decades. A woman was also killed by a landslide at Putorino and a body was found on a shore at Napier on Tuesday, police said. A weather station in the Hawke’s Bay and Napier region recorded three times more rain over Monday night than usually falls for the entire month of February, authorities said. Cyclone Gabrielle struck the country’s north on Monday bringing more destruction to the nation than any weather event in decades
Police have said they have "grave concerns" for people still missing after the cyclone triggered the third ever national state of emergency in New Zealand.
"While we expect a large number of the reports to be the result of communication lines being down, police can confirm there are several people missing in the Hawke's Bay and Tairawhiti areas, for whom we have grave concerns," police said in a statement. The military was called up to help with evacuations and deliver supplies in the worst-affected parts of the North Island. Police have said they have "grave concerns" for several people still missing in the Hawke's Bay and Tairawhiti areas on the North Island. Police say at least four people are confirmed to have been killed by the storm, including a child caught in rising water at Eskdale on Hawke's Bay. The cyclone struck the country's north on Monday and has brought more destruction to the nation of five million people than any weather event in decades. Police have said they have "grave concerns" for people still missing after the cyclone triggered the third ever national state of emergency in New Zealand.
A cyclone that left a devastating wake of extensive flooding and landslides in New Zealand has claimed at least four lives and police have “grave concerns” ...
“You should all be proud of the resilience, strength and care for your communities you are showing in the face of adversity,” she added. “They’ll keep cooking into the night until either they run out of people to feed or they run out of food,” Mr Hipkins said. “I admire the courage of the people of Aotearoa during this alarming and difficult time,” she said, using the country’s Maori-language name. “The feedback that we’ve had is that those seven that are still outstanding, all of the people concerned are safe,” Mr Hipkins said. “The people who were on rooftops and precarious positions have been rescued,” he added. Police said 1,442 people had been reported uncontactable in the North Island as of Wednesday afternoon.