Wellington-agencies :
The New Zealand government announced, on Tuesday, a state of emergency throughout the country due to a violent hurricane "Gabriel" deprived more than 100 thousand people of electricity and caused floods and landslides.
The New Zealand authorities said: "these unprecedented weather conditions manifested themselves on Monday-Tuesday night with strong winds and heavy rains on the North Island.
Prime minister Chris Hopkins told a press conference that the destruction was widespread throughout the country..He pointed out that many families have been displaced and many homes are deprived of electricity.
A number of houses were damaged due to falling trees on them or as a result of mud and rubble floods that swept through them.
According to estimates of electricity providers, the power was cut off to more than 100 thousand people, while a number of houses were damaged due to falling trees on them or by floods of mud and rubble that swept through them, and landslides and floods cut roads, which led to the isolation of residents to safe areas.
This is only the third time the New Zealand government has declared a nationwide state of emergency, the first time was after the Christchurch bombings in 2019 and the second time following the Coronavirus outbreak in 2020.
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