The government of Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, who has described Cyclone Gabriel as the worst weather event “of this century”, has declared a national state of emergency for a week.
Three people have died in New Zealand as a result of Cyclone Gabriel, which hit the country earlier this week, authorities said today.
A body has been found at the site of a missing firefighter after a house collapsed amid the weather in West Auckland and two others in the North Island’s Hawke’s Bay area, Emergency Services Minister Kieran McAnulty said.
Although the worst is thought to be over, authorities warned today that risks remain.
Strong winds and torrential rains hit the North Island, home to over three-quarters of the country’s population (≈5 million), on the night of Monday to Tuesday, causing floods and landslides.
The government of Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, who has described Cyclone Gabriel as the worst weather event “of this century”, has declared a national state of emergency for a week.
Source :Skai
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