FLOODS IN THE SOUTH.
HEAVY BAINFALL,
By Telegraph—Proas Association. Wanganui, last night. There has been an exceptionally heavy ruiniit.ll (luring the last 24 hours, 2.27 inches having fallen during that period, and 0.02 inches ior the month up to date. Tiiis is the biggest rainfall for a single month ior several years. Terrific lightning and thunder was experienced tins morning. It is still raining heavily, and the river is rising. New J.’iymouth, last night.
The heaviest downpour for many years was experienced last night. There was extensive damage in the railway yard, whore the concrete retaining walls Uuatoki River were carried away. The rubble reclaiming wall un the beach, however, stood. Paul's brewery was flooded ; damage, X2OO to X3O(J. Other premises suHi red minor damage. Beads and cuive. ts also Must.tint'd ebnsidenihie damage. The weattier is now moderating. Wellington, iu.-t mgut.
f| has been ruining heavily ail the meruing. but at 2 o’clock it is showing sig.j.- of clearing. The rivers in the md"lib.arhood are flooded, but they uie ,vt!? witbin tin- banks. Some of the lowlying land in the ilutt district is flooded wiifi surface wuti r, and the fiiil streams. The Ilutt river wid probably be bank high rt full tide tin's ufteinoon.
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Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 903, 29 May 1903, Page 3
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