3 dead and one missing as rain pounds Auckland

In New Zealand, three people had died and at least one was missing after record levels of rainfall pounded Auckland, causing widespread disruption. Prime Minister Chris Hipkins flew to Auckland after a state of emergency was declared in the region.

Friday was the wettest day ever recorded in Auckland as the amount of rain that would typically fall over the entire summer hit in a single day. The rain closed highways and poured into homes. Hundreds of people were stranded at Auckland Airport overnight after the airport stopped all flights and parts of the terminal were flooded.

Police said they found one man's body in a flooded drain and another in a flooded carpark, adding that fire and emergency crews found a third body after a landslide. Air New Zealand said it resumed domestic flights in and out of Auckland on Saturday afternoon but wasn't yet sure when international flights would resume.