Wayne Brown, mayor of Auckland’s largest city, warned residents that a “terrible night” awaits them. Meanwhile, emergency services are overflowing with calls from victims.
Heavy rains in New Zealand caused widespread flooding in the country. The natural disaster caused panic among the local population and a state of emergency was declared in the largest city of Auckland: highways, homes and the local airport were flooded. This was reported by The Guardian.
Flights were delayed and diverted due to flooding. Meanwhile, the concert of the famous American artist Elton John in the country has been cancelled. In the millionth Oakland, the situation will become more complicated. Meteorologists predict heavy rains will continue into the next night.
A local transportation company said, “Today’s show was canceled due to weather. Our operations team is working to reroute buses for special events to help people get home as soon as possible.” said.
In addition, the police said that at least one person died due to the flooding. Law enforcement also said emergency services were overwhelmed by locals’ calls to 111, and Oaklanders were asked to call “only if you’re in a life-threatening emergency.”
Mayor Wayne Brown said: “This will be a terrible night for thousands of Aucklanders and their families. My thoughts are with the affected Aucklanders, including many of those who have been evicted from their homes, and a difficult night awaits them.” I said.
Firefighters, police and defense forces rescue stranded people from flooded houses with ropes and lifeboats. No details have been released on how many people have been evacuated so far.
Recall that on December 25, the Elliot winter storm hit the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The bad weather brought blizzards, freezing rain, floods and life-threatening low temperatures. Dozens of people died as a result.
On December 21, a flood swept through Malaysia. Local authorities reported that “high water” forced 72,000 local residents to evacuate.
Source: Focus
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