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:
It comes as the city's airport has reopened for domestic travel but the international terminal will remain closed until at least 3pm .
New Zealand prime minister Chris Hipkins has departed Wellington for Auckland for a daylong visit to the city following its catastrophic flood on Friday night.On Friday evening, police responded to a call at about 7.30pm near Target Rd, where a man had been found dead in a flooded culvert. Sam Paumolevuka lives in a flat on Sunnynook Road and said it was his landlord's container that had been shifted due to the severe weather.
The wettest January was in 1986 with 20cm and the wettest month ever July 1998 30cm. This January has hit 32cm so far.Auckland International Airport had significant flooding after the heavy rain on Friday, which grounded all planes and travellers, who had to spend the night at the airport. Sydney man Mark Andrews was due to fly home at 6.15pm on Friday, however the flight was cancelled after passengers had already boarded the plane.
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