Wellington: The North Island of New Zealand, which has been severely damaged by Cyclone Gabrielle, was placed under a state of emergency on Tuesday.

According to Emergency Management Minister Kieran McAnulty, the declaration enables the government to support six regions where local emergencies have already been declared and provide additional resources.

Overnight, heavy rains pounded the nation, forcing evacuations and causing widespread flooding, power outages, and road closures.

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The lives of New Zealanders are in actual danger as a result of this disaster, McAnulty told reporters in Wellington, the country's capital. The largest city in the nation, Auckland, as well as the areas of Northland, Tairawhiti, Bay of Plenty, Waikato, and Hawke's Bay are all included in the state of emergency.

According to MetService meteorologist Lewis Ferris, a weather station in the Hawke's Bay and Napier area had recorded three times as much rain overnight as usual for the entire month of February. Ferris told Australian Broadcasting Corporation that the area would be devastated and drenched in water.
Ferris continued, "We've seen the worst of the storm now. We simply need to get through today.

The emergency response in Auckland, the city that was engulfed by a record-breaking storm that killed four people two weeks ago, provided information to New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins.

According to Hipkins, the military is already present in the most severely affected northern regions of the North Island, assisting with evacuations and maintaining the flow of vital supplies.

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Hipkins told reporters, "I want to acknowledge the situation New Zealanders have been waking up to this morning. "A lot of displaced families. many houses without electricity. extensive harm caused all over the nation.

Hipkins continued, "It's going to take us a little while to figure out exactly what's happened and, in due course, helping with the clean-up when we get to that point.

Many parts of Auckland came to a stop Libraries and the majority of schools were closed on Monday as train service was suspended, and officials urged citizens to make only necessary trips.

All domestic flights into and out of Auckland as well as a large number of international flights were canceled by Air New Zealand through Tuesday morning. Although they might need to divert from Auckland, airline officials said that some international routes would continue to run. Additionally, the airline canceled domestic flights to and from Hamilton, Tauranga, and Taupo.

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More than 500 flights were cancelled overall by Air New Zealand. The airline reported that more than 10,000 international passengers had been impacted, and thousands more needed to be rebooked.