SYDNEY, Feb 25 ― The number of people still unaccounted for in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle that battered New Zealand nearly two weeks ago has dropped to 13, authorities said...
SYDNEY, Feb 25 ― The number of people still unaccounted for in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle that battered New Zealand nearly two weeks ago has dropped to 13, authorities said today, as heavy rain overnight prompted evacuations on the country's North Island.
The number of people uncontactable exceeded 6,000 following the cyclone as communications were knocked out in many areas, but has receded amid recovery efforts. In Hawke's Bay, one of the areas worst hit by Gabrielle, heavy rains overnight brought a renewed flood risk to the region where an evacuation order was in place, Hawke's Bay Emergency Management Group said.
About 680 kilometres north, at the town of Mangawhai in Northland, more than 200 people sheltered in camps on Friday night as rain caused landlips that blocked road exits, Radio New Zealand reported.
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