<span style="color: #222222;">New Zealand has warned the final cost of the devastating Cyclone Gabrielle, which has left at least 11 people dead, could rise above 8 billion Dollar as authorities announced emergency funding to help in the recovery efforts.<br />''<br />''The cyclone hit the North Island's northernmost region on 12th of this month and tracked down the east coast, inflicting widespread destruction.<br />''<br />''Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has called Gabrielle the biggest natural disaster this century. Hipkins declared the national state of emergency last week. </span><br />