Jan. 11 () –
The New Zealand authorities have declared a state of emergency in the Gisborne region, located on the North Island, due to the passage of cyclone ‘Hale’.
This was announced on Tuesday night in a statement by the New Zealand Civil Defense Emergency Control Department, detailing that the state of emergency will be in force for a week.
However, New Zealand’s weather agency has detailed that rain warnings for the region have been lowered considerably and the situation is expected to improve as the cyclone moves south, with periods of intermittent rain continuing for the next three days.
In this sense, the country’s authorities have urged the citizens of the region to avoid unnecessary trips, take care of their friends and, if travel is necessary, do so with great concern and attention to floods and unevenness.
Cyclone ‘Hale’ has produced power outages throughout the region, leaving 830 homes without power so far.
During the last 24 hours, 224.5 millimeters of rain have been recorded in the Waikura Valley community, 207 millimeters in Hikuwai River, 200 millimeters in Mangaheia or 185.5 millimeters in Ruatoria, according to a statement from the New Zealand Civil Defense.
