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Several hundred people in New Zealand were evacuated from their homes Heavy rain and floods that forecasters said could be a "once-in-a-100-year" event continued to lash NewZealand's South Island on Monday.The heavy rain caused severe floods, evacuations of more than 240 homes, power cuts and rising rivers Several hundred people in New Zealand were evacuated from their homes on Monday while others recounted dramatic helicopter rescues as heavy rain caused widespread flooding in the Canterbury region.Authorities declared a state of emergency in New Zealand after some places received as much as 40cm of rain over the weekend NewZealand’s military has been deployed to evacuate hundreds of residents from flood-hit areas of the South Island as heavy rains wash away bridges and cut roads. Hundreds of people in New Zealand have been forced to evacuate their homes due to a 1 in 100 year flood. There is continuing concern that some river levees could still break if the rain fails t...

Several people have been stabbed at a Countdown supermarket in Dunedin Five people have been stabbed at a Countdown supermarket in Dunedin. Three are in a critical condition and two are in a moderate condition. Police are responding to an incident in central Dunedin It occurred on Cumberland St at about 2.30pm.Initial information suggests several people have been injured. One person has been taken into custody. Further information will be released when available. PM Jacinda Ardern says it is not known what the motivation was behind the stabbing attack in Dunedin, but has been advised that there is "nothing to indicate it is a domestic terror event.  Five people have been rushed to hospital, three in a critical condition after a stabbing attack at a supermarket in the New Zealand city of Dunedin. Police have a person in custody.  Report say they have four people in their care following the stabbing at a Dunedin supermarket. Earlier they were saying they had five patients. The l...