FLOODS IN THE SOUTH

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 108, 31 January 1919, Page 4

FLOODS IN THE SOUTH

« KAITANGATA IN TROUBLE, ' By Tejejrraph-Press Association. Dunedin,. January 307 Traffic on the main south railway beyond Stirling is stiil interrupted, as the result of the floods. Reports from Lovell's Flat state that the water had fallen during the night. The traffic, to Outram Is also blocked. There has been no loss of life, and little loss of stock is reported. Knitangata reported at 9 o'clock this . morning that the flood is now 3ft. above the' 19)7; mark, and a steady rise is rii'intftined. Boats nre shortly proceeding to the Crescent to remove the residents. • ' A DISTRICT UNDER WATER. ' By Telenraph-Prees Association. , Dunedin, January 30. ' The position has improved at Balclutha. The Molyneux has fallen 2ft. Bin. The bank is holding well, and the. danger is now considered past. Baniego is completely inundated, and some sheep have been lost. The grass paddocks have been spoilt by silt at Stirling. The water is subsiding •■■ery slowly and the outlook is not much improved. The stock-losses are small. Kaitangata flats from Lovell's Flat to the ew, are under water. Extensive damage has bptm done. Seventy homes haye ton flooded. Pro* visions were supplied by boat, "'he flood waters are 18 inches below the 1878 mark. The stock of butler and flour i» almost'exhausted, ''he coal-ininers are idle. The mail service is maintained by boat from Lovell's • Flat. Several families are marooned and rescue work is proceeding by boat. There has been no loss of life. The water is rising slowly, The Minister of Lands visited Stirling district to-day, and got some idea of the loss sustained by the residents. It is recognised that the damage is berious both at Stirling and at Kaitangata. Several houses are down at Stirling, and the water is up to the eave* of others. The Minister promised assistance to the most pressing cases, and arranged for an engineer to visit the flooded area to ascertain what was necessary to restore the district to normal. The flood nravented the Minister from visitin? Kaitangnta, where the position is mote seri-. ous.