WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand’s nationwide provider canceled dozens of flights Sunday as Aucklanders braced for a deluge from Cyclone Gabrielle, two weeks after a record-breaking storm swamped the nation’s largest metropolis and killed 4 folks.

Air New Zealand stated it was canceling all home flights to and from Auckland by way of noon Tuesday in addition to many worldwide flights. The provider stated some worldwide routes would proceed working, though flights would possibly should be diverted from Auckland.

The provider additionally canceled home flights to and from the cities of Hamilton, Tauranga and Taupo.

Cyclone Gabrielle was already affecting the northern a part of New Zealand on Sunday. On Monday, it was anticipated to dump as much as 250 millimeters (10 inches) of rain on Auckland.

Gabrielle’s windspeed was earlier downgraded because the cyclone slowed. Gusts of about 130 kilometers per hour (80 miles per hour) have been anticipated.

Climate forecaster MetService stated it was anticipating a “widespread and vital” climate occasion, with heavy rain, robust winds and huge waves.

“Please do take this significantly, we do count on extreme climate is on the best way,” New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins instructed reporters. “So please just remember to’re ready. Just remember to’ve acquired preparations in place for both if you must keep put for a time frame, or if you must evacuate.”

Earlier, the cyclone handed close to distant Norfolk Island, a territory of Australia that’s dwelling to about 1,750 folks.

Emergency Administration Norfolk Island Controller George Plant stated Sunday it had issued an all-clear. He stated there was some particles on the roads and a few energy strains have been down.

“Now we have been extraordinarily lucky with the passage of the cyclone as probably the most harmful winds have simply missed us,” Plant wrote on Fb. “Nevertheless, there’s nonetheless appreciable clean-up to be undertaken and it could take some time for companies corresponding to energy to be restored.”

Because the cyclone started hitting New Zealand’s Northland area on Sunday, flooding and winds brought on some roads to be closed and hundreds of houses to lose energy.

Two weeks in the past, Aucklanders skilled the wettest day ever recorded within the metropolis, as the quantity of rain that may sometimes fall over all the summer time hit in a single day.

Shortly rising floodwaters killed 4 folks, brought on widespread disruption and left lots of of houses unlivable.