VIDEO : Watch: New Zealanders wade through flood waters as wild weather continues
Heavy rain and wild weather continued to hit Auckland and New Zealand’s North Island on Friday.
Heavy rain and wild weather continued to hit Auckland and New Zealand’s North Island on Friday.
Cars were flooded and people struggled through rising flood water as rescuers came to their aid.
Residents in flood-prone areas of West Auckland have been ordered to prepare to evacuate as heavy rain also caused power outages, according to news reports.
A severe storm warning was issued Friday evening local time for Northland and Auckland, with weather officials warning of 25 to 40 millimeters per hour of rain.
Watch the video above.