Overall Green Flood
in New Zealand

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Flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1103766
Death: 2
Displaced: 161
Countries: New Zealand
From - To 12 Feb - 16 Feb

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New Zealand - Severe weather and floods
  • On 13–14 February, heavy rain affected the North Island, causing floods and other severe-weather incidents that resulted in casualties and damage. Media reports say a person died in a weather-related incident in the town of Otorohanga, and at least 80 people have been evacuated from the North Island.
  • States of local emergency have been declared for the Manawatu-Whanganui region and for the Otorohanga and Waipa districts in Waikato because of the severe weather.
  • For the next 24 hours, scattered showers are forecast across the western and eastern parts of the North Island and across most of the South Island.

Mon 16 Feb 2026Provided by ECHO Daily Flash
Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), NASA (3), WMO (1), INFORM (2), (1),