Cyclone Gabrielle

[Gizmo]

Another death reported this morning.

Five dead with fears death toll will grow, communities isolated, thousands still without power

 

[Nebulous]

Another death reported this morning.

Five dead with fears death toll will grow, communities isolated, thousands still without power

Aww, sorry to hear that.

 

[Gizmo]

Nine deaths so far altogether and officials suspect there could be another 10.

 

[PGen98]

Nine deaths so far altogether and officials suspect there could be another 10.

 

[Webster]

‘Everyone’s pretty gutted’: New Zealanders struggle to pick up pieces after Cyclone Gabrielle

With emergency services stretched, residents are banding together to clean up and guard against looters – and say they are seeing humanity’s best and worst

www.theguardian.com

 

[Gizmo]

They are putting on a massive relief concert. https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainme...s-headlining-cyclone-gabrielle-relief-concert

We won't be going as tickets are $129.90NZD each plus we would need accommodation etc. But Lorde and Neil Finn and others will be there. They want to fund raise thousands.

 

[Nebulous]

They are putting on a massive relief concert. https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainme...s-headlining-cyclone-gabrielle-relief-concert

We won't be going as tickets are $129.90NZD each plus we would need accommodation etc. But Lorde and Neil Finn and others will be there. They want to fund raise thousands.

Nice, hope it generates a lot of money to give to those in need.

 

[Webster]

(The Guardian) NZ to stage global fundraiser to support Cyclone Gabrielle recovery
New Zealand will stage an international fundraising appeal to support its Cyclone Gabrielle recovery, and a one-off lotto draw next month.

Prime minister Chris Hipkins said the appeal was modelled off a similar fundraising effort following the 2011 Christchurch earthquakes, which raised more than $NZ94m ($A86m). -- This global appeal means we can harness local and international donations and channel them to the communities and projects that need them the most.

The cyclone was NZ’s biggest storm in a generation, affecting one-third of its land mass and causing billions of dollars worth of damage. The final bill may never be known, but includes huge rebuilds of road, rail and energy infrastructure, as well as housing, and lost earnings from vast swathes of agricultural land.

Hipkins said he hoped Kiwis in the one million strong diaspora – which includes hundreds of thousands in Australia – would consider giving. -- New Zealanders who have gone abroad and done well and want to get something back to the country, my message to them is ‘We would love your support’. Businesses that have a relationship with New Zealand and want to chip in and help out with the rebuild, again, we would love to hear from them as well … This is a charitable appeal. So we’re really targeting anyone who’s in a position to feel that they can contribute and do something that’s for the wider community.

Gabrielle’s death toll remains at 11.

Earlier fears of a much larger toll are subsiding, with police revealing they had whittled down the number of missing people from almost 7,000 to five. Of the outstanding people, three are on active charges, including two who breached bail prior to the cyclone.

 

[Gizmo]

There's only four people who are still 'missing/lack of contact' with. Police don't suspect the worse though.

 

[Nebulous]

There's only four people who are still 'missing/lack of contact' with. Police don't suspect the worse though.

Did they ever find those people?