New Zealand stepped up recovery efforts on Thursday after Cyclone Gabrielle displaced 9,000 in the country\u0027s most damaging storm in decades.
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Communication and access to a number of areas remains difficult and surveillance flights are being undertaken to survey the damage and identify those who may be isolated. Four other deaths have already been confirmed and police have grave concerns for several other missing people. Earlier Thursday, New Zealand Finance Minister Grant Robertson said in a statement the country was financially able to meet the costs of a rebuild.
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