Auckland, New Zealand starts clean-up after torrential rains, flash floods

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Authorities in New Zealand's biggest city Auckland began mopping up on Saturday, a day after torrential rains brought flooding and evacuations, shutting airports and forcing organisers to cancel a scheduled concert by Elton John.

A state of emergency remained in place in the city of around 1.6 million people on New Zealand's north island as the rains eased after causing flooding in the north, northwest and west.

"We won't start to get a good idea of numbers affected until later today and, even then, this will take time, with information still coming in and many assessments to complete," he said. Showers were "dotted around Auckland" with some heavy west of the city, Auckland Emergency Management tweeted, while warning residents to "stay safe" amid the crisis.

More than 2,000 calls for assistance have been made around the city, the New Zealand Herald reported on Saturday, which closed both domestic and international operations on Friday, was shuttered until Saturday afternoon when some local flights resumed.

 

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