NZ readies for impact of Cyclone 'Gabrielle'

By Agence France-Presse

Feb 13, 2023 12:36 am

WELLINGTON: New Zealand's prime minister on Sunday warned residents to hunker down and prepare an evacuation plan as a cyclone began pummeling the northern tip of the country.

Cyclone 'Gabrielle' is forecast to envelop the upper half of the North Island over a 48-hour period from Sunday evening, two weeks after parts of the same region experienced devastating flooding.

WORKING AS ONE Residents fill a sandbag at a temporary storage site of sand in Auckland, New Zealand on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023. New Zealand’s largest city Auckland setup temporary storage sites of sand and provided sandbags for residents to get prepared for new severe weather events. The last round of record rainfall has caused massive flooding to houses and properties since January 27. XINHUA PHOTO

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