New Zealand declares national emergency as cyclone rips through North Island

Sydney, Australia, Feb 14 (EFE).- New Zealand declared a national state of emergency on Tuesday for only the third time in history as Cyclone Gabrielle tore a path of destruction across the North Island, cutting off towns, causing landslides, floods and power outages, and forcing people to take refuge on roofs of submerged houses. Gabrielle …

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