Recent Zealand’s death toll from heavy rain rose to 4 on Sunday as flash floods and landslides on the north island continued for a 3rd day.
Battered since Friday, Auckland, Recent Zealand’s largest city, remained under a state of emergency. The nation’s weather forecaster, MetService, warned of more severe weather on Sunday and Monday for the north island. Intense rainfall could also cause surface and flash flooding, it said.
“We all know that there’s potential for more antagonistic weather tonight,” Auckland Emergency Management controller Rachel Kelleher told reporters.
The emergency covers large swaths of the north island, with Waitomo District about 220 km (140 miles) from Auckland, declaring a state of emergency late on Saturday.
A person missing after being swept away on Friday in Onewhero, a rural village about 70 km (40 miles) south of Auckland, was confirmed dead, police said.
“Probably the most horrific a part of it’s that we’ve lost lives,” Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni said in Auckland, a city of 1.6 million.
Climate change is causing episodes of heavy rainfall to turn out to be more common and more intense in Recent Zealand, though the impact varies by region. Climate Change Minister James Shaw noted the link to climate change on Saturday when he tweeted his support for those affected by flooding.
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Police said on Sunday they were assisting with traffic management and road closures in Waitomo District after heavy rainfall “caused quite a few slips, flooding and damage to roads.”
In nearby Bay of Plenty there was also “widespread flooding,” police said, in addition to a landslide that had knocked down a house and was threatening neighboring properties.
Hundreds of properties remained without power, while a whole bunch were without water, authorities said.
Still, Air Recent Zealand resumed international flights out and in of Auckland would resume at noon on Sunday (2300 GMT on Saturday), a spokesperson said.
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, lower than every week in office, flew by helicopter over Auckland on Saturday and toured flood-hit homes. He described the flood impact in town as “unprecedented” in recent memory.
People made greater than 2,000 calls for assistance and 70 evacuations around Auckland – the nation’s largest city – resulting from the inundation, the Recent Zealand Herald reported Saturday.
Recent Zealand’s death toll from heavy rain rose to 4 on Sunday as flash floods and landslides on the north island continued for a 3rd day.
Battered since Friday, Auckland, Recent Zealand’s largest city, remained under a state of emergency. The nation’s weather forecaster, MetService, warned of more severe weather on Sunday and Monday for the north island. Intense rainfall could also cause surface and flash flooding, it said.
“We all know that there’s potential for more antagonistic weather tonight,” Auckland Emergency Management controller Rachel Kelleher told reporters.
The emergency covers large swaths of the north island, with Waitomo District about 220 km (140 miles) from Auckland, declaring a state of emergency late on Saturday.
A person missing after being swept away on Friday in Onewhero, a rural village about 70 km (40 miles) south of Auckland, was confirmed dead, police said.
“Probably the most horrific a part of it’s that we’ve lost lives,” Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni said in Auckland, a city of 1.6 million.
Climate change is causing episodes of heavy rainfall to turn out to be more common and more intense in Recent Zealand, though the impact varies by region. Climate Change Minister James Shaw noted the link to climate change on Saturday when he tweeted his support for those affected by flooding.
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Police said on Sunday they were assisting with traffic management and road closures in Waitomo District after heavy rainfall “caused quite a few slips, flooding and damage to roads.”
In nearby Bay of Plenty there was also “widespread flooding,” police said, in addition to a landslide that had knocked down a house and was threatening neighboring properties.
Hundreds of properties remained without power, while a whole bunch were without water, authorities said.
Still, Air Recent Zealand resumed international flights out and in of Auckland would resume at noon on Sunday (2300 GMT on Saturday), a spokesperson said.
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, lower than every week in office, flew by helicopter over Auckland on Saturday and toured flood-hit homes. He described the flood impact in town as “unprecedented” in recent memory.
People made greater than 2,000 calls for assistance and 70 evacuations around Auckland – the nation’s largest city – resulting from the inundation, the Recent Zealand Herald reported Saturday.
