Floodwaters Block Roads As Cyclone Cook Batters New Zealand

Heavy rain and high winds lashed parts of New Zealand as Cyclone Cook tracked south, leaving some roads impassable on Friday, April 14.The New Zealand Herald reported that clean-up was underway on the North Island while the South Island remained on alert on Friday as the cyclone brought heavy rain.North Island resident Steve Workman shared footage of a road inundated by floodwaters at Te Aroha, in the Waikato district, on Friday morning.