New Zealand pounded by tail end of ex-Cyclone Debbie, thousands evacuated

Thousands of people at the top of New Zealand’s North Island have been told to evacuate as the tail end of Cyclone Debbie continues to batter the country, bringing heavy rainfall and major flooding.

The effects of the Category 4 storm were still being felt in both New Zealand and Australia on Thursday, more than a week after it made landfall in Queensland.

The storm system killed six people in Australia, smashing tourist resorts, bringing down power lines, and shutting down coal mines.

Source: New Zealand’s North Island pounded by tail end of ex-Cyclone Debbie, thousands evacuated – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)