SYDNEY: The death toll from Cyclone Gabrielle in New Zealand climbed to 11 on Sunday (Feb 19) as thousands of people remained missing a week after the storm struck the country's North Island.
climbed to 11 on Sunday as thousands of people remained missing a week after the storm struck the country's North Island.
On Sunday, police said two more people had died in the hard-hit Hawke's Bay area in circumstances related to the cyclone, raising the death toll to 11. Authorities have previously said they have grave fears for a small number, around 10, of those still missing.
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