Thousands left without power after wild weather in New Zealand

June 27 (Reuters) - ‌Thousands of ​people ​in New Zealand were without power on Saturday, a ‌day after a low-pressure system swept ⁠across the country triggering flooding and landslides.

More ‌than 3,000 outages were ‌recorded on Saturday after the storms lashed central regions of the ​country of 5.3 million people, including the capital Wellington, the utility ⁠Powerco said.

"After a very wet and windy 24 ​hours, the weather is on its way out," national weather forecaster ​MetService posted on ‌X.

Emergency authorities warned of debris on roads, areas of surface ⁠flooding and a continued risk of landslides in Wellington.

The wild weather forced ⁠the cancellation on Friday of 200 flights in ​and out of Wellington. Officials in Lower Hutt, northeast of Wellington, reported flooded roads ‌and two landslides.

In January, heavy rain triggered a landslide ‌that killed six people at a ⁠busy campground on ‌the country's ​North Island.

(Reporting by Sam McKeith in Sydney; Editing by William ‌Mallard)

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