New Zealand is grappling with one of its biggest natural disasters in history. Since Cyclone Gabrielle tore through the North Island at least 11 people have died, while hundreds of kilometres of road have been washed away, isolating communities where thousands of people are still unaccounted for.
Kathleen Calderwood filed this story from the Esk Valley near Napier, where people are still coming to terms with the sheer scale of devastation.
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