00:06Cyclone Vianu made landfall on New Zealand's North Island on Sunday, triggering floods,
00:12power outages, and forcing hundreds of residents to evacuate.
00:16National weather provider MetService described Vianu as a life-threatening system, saying
00:22it crossed the coast near the Makatu Peninsula, with destructive winds exceeding 130 km per
00:28hour, along with heavy rain and large swells.
00:32Authorities have placed several regions under emergency declarations and issued red-level
00:37wind warnings, reserved for the most severe weather conditions.
00:41Emergency Management Minister Mark Mitchell said the Cyclone had forced hundreds of residents
00:47to evacuate and cut power to about 5,000 homes, with electricity restored to roughly 2,000.
00:58Emergency Management Mark Mitchell
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