SYDNEY, Jan 28 (Reuters) – Authorities in New Zealand’s biggest city Auckland began mopping up on Saturday, a day after torrential rains brought flooding and evacuations, shutting airports and forcing organisers to cancel a scheduled concert by Elton John.A state of emergency remained in place in the city of around 1.6 million people on New Zealand’s north island as the rains eased after causing flooding in the north, northwest and west.Auckland Emergency Management said daylight had revealed the first “true understanding” of the storm’s impact.“Auckland was clobbered on Friday – Auckland’s wettest day on record – and today we start …
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