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In pictures: Downpour compounds Auckland's weather woes

Scenes of Auckland 1/2/23
Photo: supplied / RNZ

Auckland has experienced another deluge overnight, with more widespread flooding reported.

With the rain came the wind. Auckland Emergency Management said trees came down with some falling on homes.

Evacuations took place in suburbs such as Mount Roskill where floodwaters reached dangerous heights.

Sections of motorways across the city were closed for some time because they were inundated with water and could not be passed.

Here is a selection of images of Auckland's downpours so far today.

Ducks swim past flood-damaged furniture piled up on a sodden lawn in Mt Roskill.
Ducks take a paddle past furniture on a sodden lawn in Mount Roskill. Photo: RNZ / Rayssa Almeida
A sinkhole on Scenic Drive in West Auckland's Swanson has developed following wild weather in the region.
A sinkhole has developed on Scenic Drive in West Auckland's Swanson following the wild weather. Photo: RNZ / Mohammad Alafeshat
Water is pumped out of Auckland's Eden Park after severe rainfall flooded the grounds.
Eden Park was affected by the deluge. Photo: RNZ / Nick Monro
Water is pumped out of Auckland's Eden Park after severe rainfall flooded the grounds.
Water is pumped out of Eden Park. Photo: RNZ / Nick Monro
Floodwaters were high on Potter Avenue in Mount Roskill on 1 February.
Floodwaters were high on Potter Avenue in Mount Roskill. Photo: RNZ / Rayssa Almeida
Floodwaters are pumped out of a home on Wairere Rd in Mount Albert by Fire and Emergency.
Floodwaters are pumped out of a home on Wairere Rd in Mount Albert by Fire and Emergency. Photo: RNZ / Tom Taylor
Flooding at a property on O'Donnell Avenue in Mount Albert after a night of downpours.
Flooding at a property on O'Donnell Avenue in Mount Albert after a night of downpours. Photo: RNZ / Rayssa Almeida
Mangere emergency centre volunteer Teremoana has been travelling daily from Glen Innes to help. She says it brings her joy to be volunteering and she's asking people to not be
Māngere emergency centre volunteer Teremoana has been travelling daily from Glen Innes to help. Photo: RNZ / Lucy Xia
Flooding at a property on O'Donnell Ave in Wesley, Auckland.
Flooding at a property on O'Donnell Ave in Mount Albert. Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly
Homes have been stickered and flooding remains on Kimberley Road in Auckland's Epsom.
Homes have been stickered and flooding remains on Kimberley Road in Auckland's Epsom. Photo: RNZ / Rayssa Almeida
These two homes on Scenic Drive in West Auckland's Swanson have beene given red stickers following wild weather that has caused dangerous slips and widespread flooding.
These two homes on Scenic Drive in West Auckland's Swanson have been given red stickers following wild weather that has caused dangerous slips and widespread flooding. Photo: RNZ / Mohammad Alafeshat
Flooding on Porana Road outside Pak'nSave, Wairau, 1 February 2023.
Flooding on Porana Road outside Pak'nSave in Wairau on Auckland's North Shore. Photo: RNZ / Nick Monro
A flooded street in Mt Roskill, on 1 Febuary 2023
A flooded street in Mount Roskill. Photo: RNZ / Rayssa Almeida
Surface flooding on Universal Drive, Henderson on Wednesday 1 February.
Drivers carefully navigate a flooded Universal Drive in Henderson. Photo: RNZ / Mohammad Alafeshat
Sajnana Kumar lives above the restaurant Raj Vatika on Dominion Rd in Auckland. The area badly flooded on Friday, prompting him to build a plywood barrier in the shop doorway and concrete up a vent but water still came in this morning.
Sajnana Kumar attempts to protect a restaurant Raj Vatika on Dominion Rdfrom flooding. Photo: RNZ / Amy Williams
Meola Creek, at the back of a Point Chevalier property in Auckland
Meola Creek, at the back of a Point Chevalier property in Auckland. Photo: Adele Wakeham
A large slip underneath poles for the house.
A large slip at Northcote resident Cathy O'Sullivan's home. Photo: Supplied/Cathy O'Sullivan
Truck goes through flooded road in Parnell
A truck goes through floodwaters in Parnell. Photo: RNZ / Rayssa Almeida
Hibiscus Coast Highway in Orewa during flooding
Hibiscus Coast Highway in Ōrewa during flooding. Photo: RNZ / Mohammad Alafeshat
Devonport Golf Course is under water after flooding in the Auckland region on 1 February.
Devonport Golf Course is under water. Photo: RNZ / Nick Monro
Fire and Emergency pump out water from a property on Grove Road in Auckland's Devonport on 1 February following flooding.
A property on Grove Road in Devonport has water pumped out of it by Fire and Emergency. Photo: RNZ / Nick Monro
A manhole on Meola Road in Sandringham struggles to keep up with floodwaters on 1 February.
A manhole cover struggles with floodwaters on Meola Road in Sandringham. Photo: Supplied / Andrew McDowall
Damage caused by a slip on Scenic Drive in West Auckland's Swanson on 1 February.
Damage caused by a slip on Scenic Drive in Swanson. Photo: RNZ / Mohammad Alafeshat
Auckland suburb of Ellerslie affected by downpours on 1 February.
Part of the Countdown and McDonald's car park in Greenlane flooded. Photo: RNZ / Tim Watkin
Auckland suburb of Ellerslie affected by downpours on 1 February.
Ellerslie was affected by flooding. Photo: RNZ / Tim Watkin
source: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/483435/in-pictures-downpour-compounds-auckland-s-weather-woes