FLOODS IN MANAWATU

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 31, 1 November 1920, Page 4

FLOODS IN MANAWATU

MILES OF COUNTRY UNDER WATER

LOSSES OP STOCK FAIRLY

HEAVY

By Telegraph—Special Correspondent. Palmcrston North, October 31.

After a fine day on Saturday, heavy rait fell all night and continued to midda* on Sunday. This has prevented the flood waters falling, and (here is still a large area under water. Cuming up in the Main Trunk express on (Saturday gave an opportunity of seeing the Hooded area in the vicinity of lh* railway lino from Levin to Tokomaiu. Tlni country on both sides was under water for a distance of over la liiites, and all the roads wore submerged to tho top of the fences. The water was especially deep over the Moutua swamp, and the flnxmilU worn submerged, while a large amount of ttbro hung on tho fences to dry has been practically ruined, ami large quantities havo been washed away On 4he west side of tho swamp (lie waters camo over tlus stop bank and Hooded the whole country. Some istock wns lost, but tho most of it was removed to higher country. Sevcr.il homesteads are under water, which rose into the houses, and a number of stacks of oats 'are- standing in deep water. An attempt to set down to Kangiolu and Mangawatu to-day in a aiotor-iwr was unsuccessful, as the road wasi un-. dor water right up to Tiakatahuna. Some settlers seen from tho flooded areas stale that tho losses of stock have been fan ly heavy, and that supplies of milk to some '„f ,!he factories have been bold'up ow,j g to tho roads being impassible. W] he waters subside ifc is impossible to foil" any climate of tho damage to tho roads and bridges, -but it is likely to run into several thousand pounds. Passengers who arrived by }ho Nei l'lvmoiitli train on Saturday state that there were, numbers of heavy flips tic-twec-n Hawcra and Wanganui. oi. wliic* largo gangs or men were working atlign pressure. Pears were, entertained that a largo portion of tho hillside would come own at Kai Iwi- The warn crawled over to line here, but tho Department would not risk carrying the passengers ncn-«s tho danger zone. Consequents they had to walk the stretch