A state of emergency has been declared in New Zealand after recording its wettest 24 hours on record, leading to sudden widespread flooding. 9News MORE INFO:
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The rain is set to continue for the whole of next week, but weather forecasters are predicting the heaviest falls will be further south.No flights are going in or out of Auckland Airport after it flooded on Friday night, leaving thousands stranded.The Auckland Airport weather station recorded the wettest 24 hours on record and wettest January on record.This January has hit 32cm so far.
There will be no flights into or out of Auckland until noon on Saturday at the earliest, the airport said in a statement overnight.The airport's closure came hours after a landing plane hit and damaged several runway lights, causing major delays to flights.An American Airlines service from Dallas Fort Worth to Auckland had to return to Texas after a 10-hour flight to nowhere.Kevin Webb and Jay Saussey lives on Mount Eden Road in Auckland where flooding came up to chest level in their home.
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