New Zealand cyclone: ‘Grave concerns’ for missing as child among four dead
A person is winched from a rooftop of a home to safety by helicopter in the Esk Valley, near Napier, New Zealand. (New Zealand Defense Force via AP)
AP Reporter
A cyclone that left a devastating wake of extensive flooding and landslides in New Zealand has claimed at least four lives and police have “grave concerns” for other residents who remain unaccounted for, the prime minister said.
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