NZ North Island braces for ‘potentially devastating’ weather as cyclone Gabrielle barrels toward region

Communities still reeling from recent flooding were issued red weather warnings and told to prepare for intense rain and gale force winds

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Communities across New Zealand’s North Island – some still recovering from flooding from record rain just weeks ago – are bracing for a “potentially devastating” weather event as ex-tropical cyclone Gabrielle barrels towards the region.

New Zealand’s MetService issued a series of red weather warnings Sunday for intense rain and gale force winds, including for Auckland which suffered record rains only two weeks ago.

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