The death toll in New Zealand continues to rise due to the 'extreme' flooding hitting Auckland. 9News
departed Wellington for Auckland on a military plane on Saturday morning, to visit the city following its state of emergency declaration.
Hipkins said power had been restored to most places, although about 3,500 homes remained without electricity.Police said they found one man's body in a flooded culvert and another in a flooded carpark on Friday night. New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, center, talks to residents affected by flooding in Auckland, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. Record levels of rainfall pounded New Zealand's largest city, causing widespread disruption.The rain is set to continue for the whole of next week but forecasters are predicting the heaviest falls will be further south.
In Waitomo, which declared a state of emergency on Saturday night as it experienced widespread flooding and heavy rain, the wet weather is also continuing on Sunday. The wettest January was in 1986 with 20cm and the wettest month ever July 1998 30cm. This January has hit 32cm so far.On Friday night local residents of Aliford Avenue, One Tree Hill, pushed a number of cars that were swamped by floodwaters.
Sam Paumolevuka lives in a flat on Sunnynook Road and said it was his landlord's container that had been shifted due to the severe weather.
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