New Zealand minister declares adverse event as flood hitting South Island

Photo taken from a helicopter on Feb. 4, 2020 shows a view of the flood-hit area on South Island in New Zealand. Several towns in Southland and Otago regions in New Zealand's South Island are being threatened by record level of flood water, for which the New Zealand government has declared an adverse event on Wednesday. A state of emergency was declared earlier on Tuesday afternoon and remains on Wednesday for the Southland town of Gore. (High Country Helicopters/Handout via Xinhua)