Residents have been forced to swim to safety in the north of New Zealand after the country was battered by Cyclone Gabrielle.
Some have had to be winched from the rooftops of their flooded homes.
Cyclone Gabrielle: New Zealanders Swim to Safety and Rescued From Rooftops | Evening Standard
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