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In pictures: New Zealand devastated by Cyclone Gabrielle

  • 14/02/2023

Floods across the North Island have forced widespread evacuations after record-high rainfall from Cyclone Gabrielle drenched multiple regions, swelling rivers and causing buildings to collapse from slips.

Below are pictures showing the extent of the damage.

Photos are emerging showing the extent of the damage in Eskdale in Hastings.
Photos are emerging showing the extent of the damage in Eskdale in Hastings.
Photos are emerging showing the extent of the damage in Eskdale in Hastings.
Photos are emerging showing the extent of the damage in Eskdale in Hastings.
Photos are emerging showing the extent of the damage in Eskdale in Hastings.
Photos are emerging showing the extent of the damage in Eskdale in Hastings.
Photos are emerging showing the extent of the damage in Eskdale in Hastings.
Photos are emerging showing the extent of the damage in Eskdale in Hastings.
Photos are emerging showing the extent of the damage in Eskdale in Hastings.
Photos are emerging showing the extent of the damage in Eskdale in Hastings.
Photos are emerging showing the extent of the damage in Eskdale in Hastings.
Photos are emerging showing the extent of the damage in Eskdale in Hastings.
A tree on top of a house in Pōkeno.
A tree on top of a house in Pōkeno. Photo credit: Alice Wilkins/Newshub.
Downed trees blocking driveways in Atiamuri.
Downed trees blocking driveways in Atiamuri. Photo credit: Supplied
A road collapse on Auckland's Āwhitu Peninsula.
A road collapse on Auckland's Āwhitu Peninsula. Photo credit: Supplied
A slip on Coromandel's Matarangi Rd.
A slip on Coromandel's Matarangi Rd. Photo credit: Gary Towler/TCDC
Abandoned vehicles in Waiotu, north of Whangārei.
Abandoned vehicles in Waiotu, north of Whangārei. Photo credit: Lauren Hendricksen/Newshub.
Flooding on State Highway 15 in Whangārei's Nukutawhiti.
Flooding on State Highway 15 in Whangārei's Nukutawhiti. Photo credit: Newshub.
Flooding on State Highway 26 near Komata.
Flooding on State Highway 26 near Komata. Photo credit: Supplied
Flooding in Taradale.
Flooding in Taradale. Photo credit: Newshub.
A damaged road near Ohinewai.
A damaged road near Ohinewai. Photo credit: Facebook
Trees down in Matatā near Whakatāne.
Trees down in Matatā near Whakatāne. Photo credit: Supplied
A tree down in Kemeu.
A tree down in Kemeu. Photo credit: Supplied
Flooding in Kemeu.
Flooding in Kemeu. Photo credit: Supplied
A man attempts to swim through floodwaters to rescue someone in Hawke's Bay.
A man attempts to swim through floodwaters to rescue someone in Hawke's Bay. Photo credit: Newshub.
Damage in Murray's Bay.
Damage in Murray's Bay. Photo credit: Newshub.
Flooding in Esk Valley.
Flooding in Esk Valley. Photo credit: Valley D Vine Restaurant/Facebook
Flooding in Ruakākā.
Flooding in Ruakākā. Photo credit: Newshub.
Flooding in Clevedon.
Flooding in Clevedon. Photo credit: Dougal Laing/Newshub.
Storm aftermath on Whitianga's Buffalo Beach.
Storm aftermath on Whitianga's Buffalo Beach. Photo credit: Ashleigh Yates/Newshub.
Flooding in Clevedon.
Flooding in Clevedon. Photo credit: Newshub.
Redcliffe Bridge is closed off as debris piles up along Taradale's Tutaekuri River.
Redcliffe Bridge is closed off as debris piles up along Taradale's Tutaekuri River. Photo credit: Getty Images
NAPIER, NEW ZEALAND - FEBRUARY 14: Redcliffe Bridge is closed off as debris piles up along the Tutaekuri River in the suburb of Taradale on February 14, 2023 in Napier, New Zealand. New Zealand has declared a national state of emergency with flooding and landslides devastating several communities. (Photo by Kerry Marshall/Getty Images)
Photo credit: Getty Images