Two rivers burst their banks as the tail end of ex-Cyclone Debbie saw water levels surge Media captionTwo rivers burst their banks as the tail end of ex-Cyclone Debbie saw water levels surge Police are searching for one man believed missing in floodwaters near the swollen Waikato river. The military have been involved in evacuating people Residents have been warned not to return to their homes until the waters have subsided A month’s worth of rain fell in less than a day, on some areas of the North Island Rainfall has eased across most of New Zealand’s North Island. But former Cyclone Debbie is still having an impact in Australia, where severe flooding hit the town of Rockhampton, .