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. The cyclone hit the island's northernmost region on Feb 12 and tracked down the east coast, inflicting widespread devastation. Prime minister Chris Hipkins has called Gabrielle...
A general view of a damaged bridge after a small creek bursts its bank causing houses to flood in Havelock North, New Zealand on Feb 18, 2023.SYDNEY - The death toll from Cyclone Gabrielle in New Zealand 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 hard-hit Hawke's Bay in circumstances related to the cyclone. Supply chains were disrupted causing problems moving goods, many crops had been destroyed, and 28,000 homes were still without power, he said.
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