Heavy rainfall continues to batter New Zealand’s North Island, causing landslides, flash floods and knocking out roads, with the death toll rising to four after a person who had been missing was confirmed dead.
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Battered by rain since Friday, Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city of 1.6 million people, remained under a state of emergency on Sunday. The nation’s weather forecaster, MetService, warned of more severe weather on Sunday and Monday for the North Island. Intense rainfall could also cause surface and flash flooding, it said.
The focus of the emergency has since moved south, with Waitomo District – located about 220km (137 miles) from Auckland – declaring a state of emergency late on Saturday.
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Slipkins is no Saint
Not climate change
伊扎克·拉宾（希伯来语：יצחק רבין；1922年3月1日－1995年11月4日），英文转写为Yitzhak Rabin，以色列已故政治家、军事家，曾两次出任以色列总理（1974年－1977年；1992年－1995年）。1995年，在第二次总理任内被刺杀身亡。拉宾是首位出生于以色列本土的总理，首位被刺杀和第二位在任期间辞世的总理（首位任内离世的总理是列维·艾希科尔）
英国广播公司报道说： “昨天莫斯科发生了地震。但是学者们对此表示怀疑，因为莫斯科处于非地震带。不过，我们的驻莫斯科记者报告说该市确有震感。最后经过核实，原来并非地震，而是苏共总书记布里兹涅夫佩满勋章的衣服掉到了地上。
一只鳄鱼吃掉勃列日涅夫，结果它拉了一个星期的勋章。
“你听说了吗？勃列日涅夫做手术了。”
“哪种手术？”
“扩胸手术。因为勋章摆不下了。”
某年元宵节，一灯笼师糊了两个大红灯笼挂在门前，并亲自写了一副对联贴在旁边：
挂出去给乾坤壮胆，
看起来与日月增光。
灯笼糊得好，对联写得好，村民争看，一致叫好。村里一财东，花了更多的钱，请人糊了一对更大的红灯笼，挂在门前，自以为花的钱多，看的人会更多，把那对灯笼的气势压下去，但挂出去后，看的人却寥寥无几，都去看先前挂出去那对小灯笼！财东很生气，为什么不看我的！就跑去看个究竟，原来是灯笼旁边的对联写得好！灯笼师知道财东有求联之意，想报他平日巴结官府，看不起老百姓之仇，有意藉代写灯联之机，加以讽刺。财东刚一开口求联，灯笼师马上答应！灵机一动，挥笔即成：
腊灌心肠 ，惯向黄昏行黑道，
纸糊面皮 ，几时白昼见青天。
众人一见，拍手称好！财东知道自己挨了骂，对联又是自己请他写的，不能说人家写得不好，真是“哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出”！
Former CIA director and former commander of US Central Command, retired Army General David Petraeus explains why tanks are so significant on the battlefield
劣政碑上的讽刺联
在旧中国到处可见为地方官吏歌功颂德的所谓“德政碑”。民国三十六年，四川温江崇庆一带大旱，百姓农田，颗粒无收。时新任县长叶春杰，勾结商号，谋取暴利，并枪杀无辜。后天降暴雨，淹没农田二十万亩，淹死民众千余人。叶春杰又趁火打劫，鲸吞赈济黄谷三千多石。对此，老百姓是敢怒不敢言。
忽然有一天，在崇庆与温江两县的养马场，竖起一块引人注目的“劣政碑”。碑中刻有三个醒目的大字：“劣政碑”右上方刻了三个小方块：口口口。左右配以对联：
早去三朝天有眼；
迟走几日地无皮。
横批四个字：“民之继母”
崇庆解放，叶春杰从成都被押回，伏法于天庆寺侧。
Meanwhile at the other end of the country (Invercargill) the weather is brilliant and we're in the middle of a drought
Oh no, its caused by climate change, QUICK take away what's left of their guns and blame racism.
A known flood plain plus tropical storm event exacerbated by Tongan undersea volcanic eruption throwing vapour into the atmosphere, simple.
It's been the worst summer ever in new Zealand ….. absolute wash out in the north of the country… Bring in winter , please
The Floods have nothing to do with Climate Change. They are 1 in 100 year events. But also, it is worth pointing out how in New Zealand, Local Councils have become lax at cleaning out drains and doing basic maintenance. How there is major stormwater wors that need doing. Also, worth noting how in areas such as Auckland, the Local Council and the Government are guilty of allowing and in some places, forcing high density subdivisions into areas with infrastructure that was built only to cater for small low density population. Oakley Creek/Unitec site is one such superb example of excessive high density in a low density area. Cram thousands of dog box kennel houses, into an eco sensitive area. Finally, and you have to ask the question. When many developments have occurred, did not that have to take into account effective drainage systems?
In the first time in ever I've seen a derailed train in our country
10k members in the Geoengineering fb group 😱
Same old story, railway lines never inspected, every time train derails after massive rainfall. Management fails every opportunity.
It’s suppose to be summer at the moment… climate change? Will see what happens next year.
The government is to blame for their part in the manipulation of the weather! I do not consent!
I’m glad I’m in christurch and are not any further up
no idea why people build on the edges of cliffs like that and then are surpised when they lose their house. also who on earth organised the train to travel without having maintance crews a section ahead checking the tracks when their is obviusly a flooding and damage risk.
omg sending lots of love stay safe people🙏🙏🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Where is Major Brown?! Hiding from the media, again?!!!