"Given the weather, tonight's show has been cancelled. Images on social media showed the check-in area in the International Terminal knee-deep in flood water.īritish musician Elton John's concert in the city, which was expected to by attended by about 40,000 people, was cancelled. Police said they were working with Fire and Emergency New Zealand to respond to calls and asked people to stay off the roads if possible.Īuckland Airport (AIA.NZ) closed both the domestic and international airport due to widespread flooding. Major roads were also blocked by the floods, causing long traffic queues on highways. No details were immediately available on how many people had been evacuated so far. Videos on social media showed firefighters, police and defence force staff rescuing stranded people from flooded homes using ropes and rescue boats. The agency advised residents in flood-prone areas to prepare to evacuate and opened an evacuation centre in West Auckland. SYDNEY, Jan 27 (Reuters) - A state of emergency was declared in New Zealand's biggest city Auckland on Friday as torrential rains caused widespread flooding and evacuations, closing the city's airports and forcing organisers to cancel a scheduled concert by Elton John.Īuckland's Mayor Wayne Brown declared a state of emergency due to the extent of the "damage, displacement and disruption" cased by the weather and the need for response agencies to draw on more powers.Īuckland Emergency Management said in a post on Twitter that northern, northwestern and western parts of the city were affected by significant flooding, with conditions expected to worsen.
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