As Gabrielle continues to track south-east leaving damage in its wake, New Zealand authorities say the wild weather is likely to peak today bringing more settled conditions on Wednesday as the storm pushes out to sea.
New Zealanders can expect less damaging conditions from tomorrow, authorities say.abc.net.au/news/ex-tropical-cyclone-gabrielle-prompts-18000-nz-emergency-calls/101970016Wild weather from ex-tropical Cyclone Gabrielle has seen New Zealanders log 18,000 incidents of storm-related damage, according to Fire and Emergency NZ.
A national state of emergency has been declared in New Zealand for the third time in the country's history, as ex-tropical Cyclone Gabrielle causes heavy downpours and strong winds.Rainfall gauges on the north island recorded huge totals overnight, with Napier Airport on the country's east coast receiving 175.8 millimetres of rain in 24 hours — the second wettest day since 1950, according to the MetService.
"Multiple roads are closed, there are so many power outages," the MetService's Lewis Ferris told News Breakfast."We've just got to get through today," he said.
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