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A gaping sinkhole has wreaked havoc on Auckland streets after heavy floods opened up the footpath.
Torrential rain lashed the North Island which caused road to collapse into a sinkhole, pulling trees and debris into its crevice.
The flood damage has left families homeless and businesses destroyed as the water caused devastation in New Lynn, west of Auckland CBD.
A car was left teetering close to the edge of the chasm as surrounding wreckage was sucked into the sinkhole.
Over 300 homes in Auckland were left flooded with waist-deep water after a huge rain storm.
Eighteen people have been placed into emergency accommodation following the flash flood, the NZ Herald reports.
The rain reached 65mm in only one hour in some areas, and residents said it took just 15 minutes for the water to flood their homes and turn streets into raging rivers.