Auckland braces for another deluge, more flooding

Auckland residents were bracing themselves Tuesday for another deluge and more flooding, four days after New Zealand's largest city experienced its wettest day on record in a storm that killed four people.

Heavy rain was expected from 6 p.m, until Wednesday morning.Emergency officials said teams had been checking buildings around the city in the aftermath of the floods, and some 200 had been given a red sticker, meaning they were too unsafe to enter.Auckland Mayor said up to 12 centimeters of rain was forecast in some areas that were already waterlogged.

At least 5-thousand homes and businesses were being assessed for flood and landslide damage and several roads remained closed after more than 15 centimetres of rain fell in three hours.