At least four killed in severe storms on Monday

At least four people were killed when a fishing boat sank in the area New Zealand while strong storms The country was sweeping across the country on Monday, officials said, causing flooding in Auckland, the largest city, among others.

Four bodies have been recovered and one person missing after their boat sank Sunday evening in a storm off Northland, in the northern New Zealand archipelago, police said. Five survivors were taken to hospital.

Rainfall record in Auckland

Meteorological services said the storm moved south and reached Auckland on Monday morning, dumping 76.8 millimeters of rain in one hour, the city’s second-record rainfall in that time frame.

Highways were cut off by flooding, schools were closed and ferry lines were shut down by heavy rain. Six thunderstorms headed south and were expected to reach Hamilton on Monday afternoon.

Weather services raised alerts while warning that “wet weather will continue for many this week as the deep low pressure system approaches to the west.”