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Death toll rises to 11
The death toll from Cyclone Gabrielle in New Zealand climbed to 11 as many people not yet contacted a week later.
The cyclone hit the North Island’s uppermost region on 12 February and tracked down the east coast, inflicting widespread devastation. The prime minister, Chris Hipkins, has called Gabrielle New Zealand’s biggest natural disaster this century.
Police said on Sunday that two more people had died in the hard-hit Hawke’s Bay area in circumstances related to the cyclone, raising the death toll to 11.
More than 5,600 people remained uncontactable across the country, while 1,196 had registered they were safe, police said.
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