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New Zealand: search for the missing as Cyclone Gabrielle death toll climbs to nine

A vehicle in Gisborne, New Zealand, on Friday in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle
A vehicle in Gisborne, New Zealand, on Friday in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle. The storm’s death toll rose to nine on Saturday. Photograph: Phil Yeo/Getty Images

The death toll from Cyclone Gabrielle in New Zealand rose to nine on Saturday as the clean-up continued in the North Island and authorities worked to find missing people.

The storm hit the uppermost region of the North Island on Sunday and tracked down the east coast, causing widespread devastation.

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