New Zealand declared a national emergency as Cyclone Gabrielle forced residents to flee to higher ground and left more than 225,000 people without electricity
the country’s North Island, washed away roads and forced residents to flee to higher ground.
More than 225,000 people were without electricity on Tuesday after fallen trees brought down power lines and blocked roads across large parts of the island. Winds of up to 90 miles an hour lifted roofs from houses and blew trees onto homes, while the cyclone dumped almost 8 inches of rain on some areas in just 12 hours.
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