Auckland prepared for another round of flooding as rain battered northern New Zealand's Northland region, which declared an emergency Tuesday afternoon in anticipation of the deluge.
People cross a flooded street in Auckland, Friday, Jan. 27, 2023. Record levels of rainfall pounded New Zealand's largest city, causing widespread disruption.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Auckland prepared for another round of flooding as rain battered northern New Zealand’s Northland region, which declared an emergency Tuesday afternoon in anticipation of the deluge. A state of emergency was already in place for Auckland, which saw deadly record rainfall Friday. Officials had closed schools for the week and were asking people to work from home if possible as the nation’s largest cityOn Friday, the amount of rain that would typically fall during an entire summer hit in a single day.
Resident Cassie Clark examined flood damage to one Auckland home Tuesday, saying everything was destroyed.“The beds, the linen, the clothes, the couches, everything inside is ruined. The actual walls are damaged, it’s all soft now, it’s not going to hold,” Clark said. “Everything that this family has had over the last 10 years has been taken away from them in a split second.”
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