New Zealand, the government declares a state of emergency after the passage of Cyclone Gabrielle.

Cyclone Gabrielle swept away roads, flooded homes and left 225,000 people without electricity in New Zealand: a national state of emergency has been declared.
High winds and heavy rain pounded the country's populous North Island in what Prime Minister Chris Hipkins called "the most significant weather event New Zealand has seen this century". "The impact is significant and widespread," he said. "The severity and damage we are seeing hasn't been experienced in a generation."
Today the light of day revealed the gravity of the disaster: roads devoured by landslides and collapsed houses buried by mud, silt and a series of debris from the storm. Falling trees destroyed power lines and flooding blocked several major roads, leaving communities stranded. Local media reported that some people were forced to swim from their homes to safety#cyclonegabrielle