
Blood sometimes accompanies the acts of violence-whether triggered or viewed passively. More direct depictions of violence include the following: a woman squirming and screaming as she catches on fire a man impaled in the chest with a power drill a female attacked in her own home by masked male assailants (the scene is prolonged) and a man shot (shown in slow-motion) by police officers. Players may encounter victims at various crime scenes: a woman (fully clothed) in a bathtub tainted with blood a child under forensic examination (though the scene is largely narrative and clinical, with no depiction of victim's face or signs of trauma). Gameplay consists of controlling a character in a fully interactive environment choosing a variety of action-, dialogue-, and decision-paths based on on-screen prompts and watching as cinematic cutscenes progress the somewhat dark ( film noir-style) storyline.
HEAVY RAIN VIDEO SERIAL
Domestic flights resumed Saturday but the international terminal was not operational until Sunday.Īll classes in Auckland have been canceled until February 7, Auckland MP Chlöe Swarbrick said Monday.In this cinema-style action game, players control one of four main characters whose lives are altered by events surrounding the investigation of the Origami Killer, a serial killer who kidnaps children in public places. More than 2,000 people stayed overnight Friday in the airport’s terminals due to the flooding, the airport said. The rain also caused widespread travel disruption over the weekend. Some 350 people needed emergency accommodation, he added. “Obviously there were a number of homes damaged by flooding but also extensive earth movements,” he told public broadcaster TVNZ.

On Monday, New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said there had been “very significant damage across Auckland.” Meanwhile, New Zealand police said Sunday that the body of a man declared missing after being swept away by floodwaters Friday is believed to have been found.Ī drone operator located the body in the Onewhero area, south of Auckland, about 1 kilometer (0.6 miles) downstream from where he went missing, police said.

“We have had more rain in four hours than we have had ever in the history of Auckland since we have started measuring rainfall,” she said. Fiona Goodall/Getty ImagesĪuckland’s deputy mayor Desley Simpson told CNN Sunday this amount of rain is “pretty unprecedented for Auckland.” The north of New Zealand’s North Island is also receiving more rain than normal due to the La Niña climate pattern cycles in the Pacific Ocean that affect weather worldwide.Īnd the MetService said another 80 to 120 mm of rainfall was expected over the next few days.įlooding blocks roads in Auckland on January 30, 2023. On Sunday night, New Zealand Climate Change Minister James Shaw underscored the link, tweeting “This is climate change” in a post thanking those assisting with flood relief efforts.

Scientists have been warning for years that the climate crisis would amplify extreme weather, making it deadlier and more frequent. “When you have a significant rainfall event like this, rivers can rise quickly, and roads can literally fall away or become covered and can cut off communities,” he said.Īn estimated 240 millimeters of rainfall (9.8 inches) – equal to an entire summer’s worth of rain – fell on Auckland Friday, making it the city’s wettest day on record. Luis Fernandes, a meteorologist at the MetService, said the heavy rainfall would also put Auckland at risk of land slips, which are similar to landslides. Flooding blocks roads in Auckland's Kaipara Flats community on January 30, 2023.
