Tens of thousands of homes are already without power as New Zealand braces for the worst of Cyclone Gabrielle. tcgabrielle 7NEWS
has maintained intensity as it tracks south from the tropics, sitting about 400km north of Auckland as of Monday morning.Watch the latest news and stream for free onCyclone Gabrielle passed over the Australian territory of Norfolk Island on Saturday night as a category two storm with gusts of up to 155km/h.
NZ meteorological agency MetService reported gusts of 160km/h at Channel Island, off the northern tip of the Coromandel Peninsula, early on Monday morning. MetService has issued red weather warnings, saved for the most destructive weather, for the North Island regions of Auckland and Hauraki Gulf islands, Northland, the Coromandel and Tairawhiti.Auckland, the site of major flooding a fortnight ago, is on high alert.
New Zealand’s biggest city received 245mm across a 24-hour period on January 27 and 28, producing widespread flooding and killing four men. With MetService expecting of another 150-250mm of rain in Auckland over the next three days, there are fears more flooding and slips could wipe out infrastructure and homes.Gabrielle arrived in New Zealand's north early on Sunday, delivering heavy rain and powerful winds.Cars move through flooded roads in the northern New Zealand city of Whangarei as Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle hits the Northland on Sunday.
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