imhilien

So New Zealand is currently under a State of Emergency because of Cyclone Gabrielle that's been working its way down the east coast of the North Island for the last few days. There's been a lot of widespread damage; evacuations, power cuts, cellphone towers down. I'm ok, the cyclone has moved away to the point it's stopped raining here but there's still gale force winds out there. People had been advised to stay indoors the last few days and off the roads. A friend of mine here in Auckland had a tree come down in her yard last night, luckily it didn't fall on her house.

The last cyclone that did this much damage was Cyclone Bola in the '80's. Usually cyclones from the tropics up north lose their power by the time they come down here, but every so often there's one that comes down ready to rumble. That's what happened this time. :(

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/weather-news/300806079/live-state-of-national-emergency-declared-as-cyclone-gabrielle-smashes-nz