PM: Cyclone damage not experienced in a generation, flights resume

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said the damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle has not been experienced for a generation.The government declared a national state of emergency Tuesday after the cyclone battered the country's north, leaving widespread flooding and destruction.

A firefighter was missing and another was rescued with critical injuries after they were caught in a landslide overnight near Auckland. Hipkins said the military was already on the ground on the hardest-hit northern reaches of the North Island helping with evacuations and keeping essential supplies moving.Hipkins said international and domestic flights have resumed out of Auckland Airport but he warned travelers of widespread travel disruptions and delays over the coming days.