New Zealand's death toll from Cyclone Gabrielle rose to nine on Saturday as clean-up continued on the nation's battered North Island and authorities worked to find missing people.
A photo taken on February 15, 2023 shows flooding near the city of Napier, situated on the east coast of North Island, New Zealand. STRINGER / AFP
On Saturday, police said they were investigating a death in the hard-hit Hawke's Bay region, on the North Island's east coast, of a person "believed to have died in circumstances related to Cyclone Gabrielle", taking the death toll to nine. Almost 5,000 people as of Friday night were registered with police as being out of touch with friends or family since the cyclone hit, authorities said on Saturday, while 885 people had registered as safe.Police believe many do not have access to communication networks as around 62,000 properties remain without power.
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