SYDNEY — New Zealand's death toll from Cyclone Gabrielle rose to nine on Saturday (Feb 18) as clean-up continued on the nation's battered North Island and authorities worked to find missing people. The cyclone hit New Zealand last Sunday on the uppermost region of the North Island. It then tracked down the east coast, causing widespread devastation. On Saturday, police...
Cars are seen in a flooded street during heavy rainfall in Auckland, New Zealand, on Jan 27, 2023, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video.SYDNEY — New Zealand's death toll from Cyclone Gabrielle rose to nine on Saturday as clean-up continued on the nation's battered North Island and authorities worked to find missing people.It then tracked down the east coast, causing widespread devastation.
Clean up from the cyclone, which cut off towns, washed away farms, bridges and livestock and inundated homes, stranding people on rooftops, continued along with efforts to located residents still missing. Just over 4,500 people as of Friday afternoon had been registered with the police as being out of touch with friends or family since the cyclone hit.
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