Hurricane Gabriel's death toll rises in New Zealand, and images reveal the extent of the damage

Weather of Arabia - The authorities in New Zealand announced today, Sunday, that two more people died in the Hawke's Bay area that was severely affected by Hurricane Gabriel, which raised the death toll to 11 people, with thousands continuing to lose a week after the hurricane swept the country's North Island.

Hurricane Gabriel swept through the upper regions of the North Island of New Zealand on February 12, before sweeping the eastern coast, causing floods, landslides and widespread destruction, and power was cut off from nearly 62,000 homes across the country on Saturday, while thousands of people are still missing. all over the country.

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hepkins described Hurricane Gabriel on Friday as New Zealand's biggest natural disaster this century.

Recovery efforts continued, with teams from Auckland Council conducting rapid assessments of damaged buildings in coastal areas about 60 km west of Auckland, New Zealand's largest city.

On Saturday, emergency authorities and the army dropped vital supplies from helicopters to towns stranded since the cyclone swept away farms and bridges, killed livestock and swamped homes.

Here is a look at some of the images that reveal the extent of the damage left by the hurricane:

Image source: STUFF