New Zealand's capital remained under a state of emergency Monday after the heaviest rainfall on record flooded the city. This month's unprecedented dousing, which the prime minister attributed to climate change, has left four people dead and thousands more with damaged homes.
Hundreds of emergency personnel are converging on Auckland to assist even as forecasts call for another soaking Tuesday. Authorities have evacuated scores of people. "We have more adverse weather coming and we need to prepare for that," Rachel Kelleher, the Auckland Emergency Management duty controller, said during a press conference, according to Reuters.
