(Auckland = Yonhap News) Correspondent Hanseong Ko = Residents of Auckland, the largest city in New Zealand, are in a hurry to prepare to return to their daily lives while suffering heavy rain and flooding from the 27th of last month.
New Zealand media announced on the 1st that floods and landslides caused great damage in various areas of Auckland as heavy rain poured again on the night of the 31st (local time) following the 27th.
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Houses were flooded, roads were blocked due to flooding, and trees fell and damaged houses or cut off electricity supply.
On the 27th of last month, four people lost their lives in floods and landslides, and three people were injured when a house collapsed in another landslide.
Auckland city authorities announced that there are 168 houses that have been judged unsuitable for housing due to flooding or landslides, and so far have been given red tickets, and about 400 houses with yellow tickets that are only partially accessible.
Auckland City Authority said 95 home inspection teams are conducting safety inspections of between 700 and 1,000 homes daily across Auckland, and most of the work could be completed by the end of the week.
Over 400mm of rain fell in parts of Auckland in five days, and the least amount of rain was reported to be 150mm.
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said the government would extend fuel tax cuts and public transport half-price discounts as the Auckland region has been devastated by the heavy rains and flooding.
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Treasurer Grant Robertson said the flooding in Auckland is likely to be New Zealand’s biggest insurance claim for non-earthquake related events.
One media reported that more than 9,000 insurance claims had been received by insurance companies by the 30th of last month, and that the total amount of insurance claims is expected to reach 1 billion New Zealand dollars (approximately 790 billion won).
However, as the rain stopped on the morning of the 1st, Auckland residents are in a hurry to prepare to return to their daily lives, such as cleaning inside and outside their homes.
The media announced that more rain was predicted this week, but schools at all levels in the Auckland region, which had been instructed not to open until the 7th, were able to open from the 2nd, overcoming a major hurdle.
The rain clouds that had been scattered in the Auckland area moved to the east coast of New Zealand’s North Island, such as the Coromandel and the Bay of Plenty, and a red heavy rain warning was issued in the afternoon the previous day.
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