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Auckland flooding: death toll rises as New Zealand hit with more heavy rain and landslides

Auckland flooding: death toll rises as New Zealand hit with more heavy rain and landslides

Four people have been killed as authorities warn severe weather conditions will continue in New Zealand’s north islandHeavy rainfall continued to batter New Zealand’s north island, causing landslides, flash floods and knocking out roads, with the death toll rising to four after a person who had been missing was confirmed dead.Battered by rain since Friday, Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city of 1.6 million people, remained under a state of emergency on Sunday. The nation’s weather forecaster, MetService, warned of more severe weather on Sunday and Monday for the north island. Intense rainfall could also cause surface and flash flooding, it said.

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