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Cyclone Gabrielle: Helicopters assess New Zealand devastation

Helicopter teams are performing rooftop rescues and assessing the damage after Cyclone Gabrielle passed by New Zealand's North Island. Flood waters and landslides have caused widespread destruction and a national state of emergency has been declared.

15 February 2023

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