<div><b><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Record levels of torrential rain in Auckland left three dead with a fourth person missing, New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said Saturday after flooding devastated the country's largest city.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>During a press conference after visiting some of the waterlogged communities, Hipkins said flash flooding had led to "three fatalities with one person still missing as a result of the weather".</div><div><br></div><div>"The level of devastation in some areas is considerable," he added.</div><div>Hipkins said Auckland experienced "its wettest day on record" on Friday.</div><div><br></div><div>"This is an unprecedented event in recent memory."</div><div><br></div><div>It is his first major incident since Hipkins took office on Wednesday following Jacinda Ardern's shock resignation. Source: AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>