Storm lashes New Zealand; power cut, flights grounded

By Agence France-Presse

Feb 14, 2023 4:00 am

WELLINGTON: Tens of thousands of homes in New Zealand were without electricity and hundreds of flights were canceled on Monday as a tropical storm lashed the north of the country.

A state of emergency was declared in five regions on North Island, covering almost one-third of New Zealand's entire population of 5.1 million.

GROUND BOUND Passengers wait in departure lounges at Auckland Airport after flights were canceled and passengers stranded as a tropical cyclone hit the northern parts of New Zealand on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023. NEW ZEALAND HERALD PHOTO VIA AP

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