New Zealand’s death toll from heavy rain rose to four on Sunday as flash floods and landslides on the north island continued for a third day.
People cross a flooded street in Auckland, New Zealand. Record levels of rainfall pounded New Zealand’s largest city, causing widespread disruption.A portable building rests on a car after flood water shifted the structure in Auckland, New Zealand on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023.Fans leave Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand, Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, where about 40,000 people were expected to attend an Elton John concert.
In nearby Bay of Plenty there was also “widespread flooding,” police said, as well as a landslide that had knocked down a house and was threatening neighboring properties.Emergency workers and a man wade through flood waters in Auckland, New Zealand, on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023.Still, Air New Zealand resumed international flights in and out of Auckland would resume at noon on Sunday , a spokesperson said.
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, less than a week in office, flew by helicopter over Auckland on Saturday and toured flood-hit homes. He described the flood impact in the city as “unprecedented” in recent memory. People made more than 2,000 calls for assistance and 70 evacuations around Auckland – the nation’s largest city – due to the inundation, the New Zealand Herald reported Saturday.
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