Torrential rains caused widespread flooding in New Zealand's biggest city Auckland, bringing emergency services into action and forcing organizers to cancel a scheduled concert by Elton John
Auckland Emergency Management said in a post on Twitter that northern, northwestern and western parts of the city were affected by significant flooding, with conditions expected to worsen.Videos on social media showed firefighters, police and defence force staff rescuing stranded people from flooded homes using ropes and rescue boats. No details were immediately available on how many people had been evacuated so far.
"Given the weather, tonight's show has been cancelled. Our operations team is working to redirect special event buses to help get people back home ... as soon as possible," Auckland Transport said in a statement on Twitter.Reporting by Praveen Menon; Editing by Kenneth Maxwell
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