Heavy rain, muggy nights forecast for many, with more wet weather on the way

Parts of the North Island have seen swollen rivers, flooding, roads closed, and trees and power lines down due to a deluge over the long weekend.

 

Warm, muggy evenings are expected for the upper North Island over the next few nights, with overnight lows expected to be in the late teens-early 20s.

 

Overnight lows in the South Island are also expected to gradually increase in the coming days following a recent drop in temperatures.

 

Moroccan media had reported resuscitation specialists entered the tunnel alongside rescue crews amid fears the five-year old needed potentially life-saving medical care.

 

The rescue teams had moved at a snail's pace for fear of triggering a landslip, AFP correspondents reported.