New Zealand | Four killed by heavy torrential rain

Lhe storm continues to batter northern New Zealand.

There are at least four deaths. Landslides, flash floods, and road destruction are on the increase.

Thousands of houses have been flooded and Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city with 1.6 million inhabitants, remains in a state of emergency.

Climate change is making New Zealand’s previously rare torrential rain events more common and intense across the country.