New Zealand cyclone kills 4, displaces over 10K

By Agence France-Presse

Feb 16, 2023 3:00 am

MOUNT MAUNGANUI, New Zealand: Military helicopters winched stranded storm survivors to safety in New Zealand on Wednesday, after Cyclone 'Gabrielle' killed at least four people and displaced 10,500 more.

With the storm now fading into the South Pacific, rescue teams are finally reaching regions cut off by days of torrential rain and gale-force winds.

FLOOD IN THE ‘HOOD An aerial view of a flooded community in the city of Napier, on North Island’s east coast, in northeastern New Zealand on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. AFP PHOTO

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