Cyclone Gabrielle: The New Zealand flood victims too scared to go home

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Many of the victims of New Zealand's recent floods lost all of their possessions in the disaster and believe the area their homes are built
The damage caused by the cyclone is forecast to cost NZD$13.5bn ($8.4bn; £6.9bn), similar to the financial impact of the Christchurch earthquake in 2011 - the costliest natural disaster in New Zealand's?history.??Last month's event prompted a nationwide state of emergency that only ended on Tuesday.
This is a climate change-related event Speaking to the BBC, Mr Shaw said that while many homeowners have taken out a "total replacement" insurance policy, which compensates them if their house is destroyed or made uninhabitable, it only covers the cost of the property - not the value of the land it's built on.
Image source, Reuters Image caption, Tens of thousands of homes are now thought to be at risk in New Zealand Alongside a group of dozens of Auckland flood victims, Morgan has launched a campaign calling on the government to buy out their homes and turn the high-risk areas into parks or nature reserves.