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      An aerial photo taken on February 14, 2023 shows the Waiohiki bridge and surrounds inundated by the Tutaekuri River after Cyclone Gabrielle hit in New Zealand

      'This Is Climate Change': New Zealand Devastated by 100-Year Cyclone

      "We need to stop making excuses for inaction," said the nation's climate minister in a fiery speech. "We cannot put our heads in the sand when the beach is flooding. We must act now."

      Jon Queally
      Feb 14, 2023

      New Zealand is under a declared national emergency Tuesday as flood waters and heavy winds from Cyclone Gabrielle battered the island with all the hallmarks of a storm made more intense by the climate crisis by causing severe flooding, mudslides, and cut off power for at least a quarter of a million people.

      The North Island took the brunt of the storm, with massive flooding in Hawke's Bay on the east coast and areas north-west of Auckland reporting major power outages and residents scrambling to escape with their lives.

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