A week after the storm struck the North Island, police say two more bodies were found in hard-hit Hawke’s Bay area
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.
