A cyclone that left a devastating wake of extensive flooding and landslides in New Zealand has claimed at least four lives and police have 'grave concerns' for other residents who remain unaccounted for, the prime minister said on Wednesday.
A cyclone that left a devastating wake of extensive flooding and landslides in New Zealand has claimed at least four lives and police have "grave concerns" for other residents who remain unaccounted for, the prime minister said on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said it was unclear how many people remained unaccounted for, with several communities still isolated by floodwaters, landslides and telecommunications outages. More than 300 people were rescued Tuesday from the Hawke's Bay area, including 60 stranded on a single roof, an official said. The final 25 rescues of individuals and family groups were expected to be completed on Wednesday.
"They'll keep cooking into the night until either they run out of people to feed or they run out of food," Hipkins said.Around 160,000 properties on the North Island were without power on Wednesday, down from 225,000 on Tuesday, the government said.
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