Awaiting Cyclone Gabrielle...

 

Whilst New Zealand awaits the next 24 hours with acute weather warnings with instructions to batten down any loose items around residential properties, I was aware when out shopping locally today that many people were picking up supplies such as food, water, toilet paper and other essentials in anticipation of the wet and windy storm ahead.

Even local universities and tertiary education institutions have instructed students to stay off campuses have any Zoom classes instead in order to not have students second guessing for what next week will bring.

As for Primary, Secondary schools and Early childhood centres parents have been asked to keep an eye on weather warnings to keep safe and have minimal travel plans over the weekend with only essential travel encouraged.

That's because the top half of NZ has been issued with the highest weather warning in awaiting for the cyclone named Gabrielle to pass over NZ sometime tomorrow. Some Aucklanders are already worried having already suffering from a surprising deluge a fortnight ago with massive flooding and to now await another with possibly more devastating and far-reaching weather phenomenon is very sobering for some.

As for my family, we are taking it easy and have been as prepared as best we can for the weather event with the essentials. Our thoughts are with those families who are again bracing themselves for this having already lost much that they won't have to suffer through another. Our thought and prayers are for protection for all over the next few days...