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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Miriam Burrell

Flood-stricken Auckland begins clean-up after New Zealand’s ‘biggest non-earthquake event’

Auckland was hit with a historic amount of torrential rainfall, making cliffside homes unsafe

(Picture: Getty Images)

Almost 200 homes and businesses have been deemed unsafe to enter in flood-stricken Auckland as the clean-up begins following New Zealand’s “biggest non-earthquake event”.

More than 600 cars have been destroyed by flood waters and 168 homes “red-stickered”, according to local media, after record rainfall on Friday killed four people and caused widespread damage.

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