WELLINGTON ¨C Residents in New Zealand¡¯s largest city of Auckland and the surrounding area are being told to brace for more heavy rain, flooding and gale-force winds, and some homes are being evacuated, as cyclone Gabrielle nears the country¡¯s coast.
Gabrielle is currently sitting 200 km northeast of Auckland and is forecast to move close to the east coast over the next 24 hours.
¡°We expect the impacts of cyclone Gabrielle to get, unfortunately, worse before they get better,¡± said Rachel Kelleher, Deputy Controller Auckland Emergency Management on Monday.
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