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Schoenbaum reported from Salt Lake City.WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Severe weather warnings covered swathes of

on Thursday with heavy downpours prompting a state of emergency for the South Island’s largest city, Christchurch, while forecasters recorded “destructive” gales in the capital, Wellington.Heavy snow and large waves lashed other parts of the country. No deaths or serious injuries were reported. The extent of damage was not clear by afternoon, but evacuations were not widespread.Thursday’s red wind warning for Wellington, at the southern end of New Zealand’s North Island, was the first time the capital — famous for its gusty gales — has ever faced the most severe alert level. Residents were urged to stay indoors, avoid travel and keep away from doors and windows as gusts of up to 150 kph (93 mph) posed a “threat to life” from falling trees and flying objects, the forecaster Metservice said.

Flights to and from Wellington were cancelled throughout Thursday andbetween the North and South Islands were halted until at least Friday afternoon. Metservice expected 5 meter (16 foot) swells in the Cook Strait, the body of water between New Zealand’s two largest islands.

About 1,000 properties were without electricity Thursday afternoon in the wider Wellington region, which has a population of 550,000. The city’s largest university closed for the day, the Royal New Zealand Ballet cancelled an evening performance, and several schools sent students home.

Wellington is New Zealand’s windiest city -- registering gusts at gale speeds of 63 kph (39 mph) on about half the days of the year. But Wellington’s emergency management chief, Dan Neely, warned residents to take the warnings seriously because the southerly tempest was unusually strong and could threaten lives, Radio New Zealand reported.carries Trump’s title, the “

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The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a nonpartisan fiscal watchdog group, estimates that the House billto add roughly $3.3 trillion to the debt over the next decade.