Woman dies as flash flooding hits New Zealand

State of emergency declared in South Island after severe downpour that washed away bridge

A woman has been found dead in New Zealand following a severe downpour that washed away a bridge and prompted a state of emergency in the South Island.

Police on Wednesday said the elderly woman’s body had washed up on a riverbank north of the town of Hokitika, in the West Coast region.

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