“This is undoubtedly the biggest natural disaster that we’ve seen probably this century.”
The death toll from Cyclone Gabrielle in New Zealand rose to eight on Friday, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said and he warned that the number was expected to increase as emergency crews make contact with hundreds of cut-off communities.
Just over 4,500 people as of Friday afternoon were registered with the police as being out of touch with friends or family since the cyclone hit. Police believe most of them simply don’t have access to communication networks. Two temporary morgues have been set up in the Hawke’s Bay region, one of the worst hit areas which is largely rural but includes the towns of Napier, Hastings and Wairoa.Communication and access to several areas remain difficult with about 62,000 properties still without power.
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