In pictures: Auckland flooding leaves residents homeless and city swamped
Saturday, 28 January 2023
Helicopter footage shows extent of damage suffered in Auckland
Auckland’s wettest day on record has seen a state of emergency declared in the city with widespread flooding driving people from their homes and turning roads into rivers.
On Saturday, people are trying to understand scale of the damage wrought upon the city.
Here are some of the pictures which tell the story of the flooding and its aftermath.
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Prime Minister Chris Hipkins surveys the damage caused by the flooding in Auckland.
Auckland from the air
A view of State Highway 1 north of Auckland, which has been shut after a heavy rain caused mayhem in Auckland.Culvert where a person was found dead in Wairau Valley on Auckland's North Shore.Anyone caught on the roads had to hope for the best going through the deep waters.Flooding in Auckland The first of Elton John’s concerts at Mt Smart was rained out leaving concertgoers drenched.Pine Rd and Candia Rd in west Auckland were swamped.Today’s children are likely to experience increasingly extreme flooding events throughout their lives.A small house floated 50 metres from its site onto the road in Candia Rd Swanson.Pak'nSave Wairau on the North Shore is closed after extensive flooding overnight.A man was found dead in a car park on Link Drive about 12.30am on Saturday after flooding in the area.Flooding on Saturday morning in Mt Eden, Auckland.The damage was evident on Clover Drive Massey when the floodwaters receded on Saturday morning.Seve Uatea’s Clover Drive house was inundated during the intense flooding.Houses are teetering on Colwill Rd on the Te Atatu Peninsula in West Auckland.A Coastguard building at French Bay in West Auckland was damaged due to a slip.Thousands of Air New Zealand passengers were diverted to Christchurch Airport last Saturday, after Auckland’s wettest day on record flooded the airport.A large oak tree in Parklands Ave, Swanson, has been unearthed in Auckland.Seventy-nine people were rescued by surf lifesavers in West Auckland.Surf Life Saving volunteers were out in numbers in west Auckland as they ferried people to safety.Fresh Heavy rain has caused the cliff edge to give way at a home on Burwood Cres near OrakiFresh Heavy rain has caused the cliff edge at Stanley Point to give wayFresh Heavy rain has caused the bridge at Millflat Rd Riverhead to give way.Homes sit perched on the cliff on Colwall Rd Massey after heavy rain washed the cliff edge away.The Manukau Coastguard base at French Bay has been pushed across the road after heavy rain.A house is teetering on the brink after landslips in Massey.
