Cyclone Gabrielle has claimed at least four lives in New Zealand and police have 'grave concerns' for other residents who remain unaccounted for. 9News
Police confirmed a child caught in rising water on Tuesday at Eskdale on Hawke's Bay was among the four people killed by the storms.
"We expect the vast majority of these people will be accounted for. However, there are several people missing for whom police do hold grave concerns," Hipkins told reporters. They urged anyone concerned about friends and family to try their usual methods of communication first, whether that's a phone number, email, social media or a pre-planned emergency meeting place.Around 9,000 people have been forced from their homes since Monday.About 9000 people have been forced from their homes since Monday.
Along with rescues, the government was prioritising restoring power and telecommunications as well as delivering food, water and medicine to where it was needed, Hipkins said.One of the many road slips as Cyclone Gabrielle causes destruction across the North Island. "I admire the courage of the people of Aotearoa during this alarming and difficult time," she said, using the country's Māori-language name.
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