FLOODS IN FEN AREA
River Banks PatroIIed All Night (Eeceived 17, 1*2.45 p.m.) BUGBY, March 16. Precautions are being taken against the danger of extensive flooding in the Fen distriet. Heavy rains in the past few days have imposed a great strain on the banks of many small rivers in this area, which constitutes probably the most valuable agrieultural land in England. Throughout last night hundreds of watehers' pattolted th© banks, but although the water is over the tops in - many places there so far have been no . bursts. j In the Thames Valley the water rose 3 several inches; many roads in the Eton ' and Windsor districts are closed to traffic by floods. In Scotland, Ireland 1 and Northern England road conditions 3 sinco last week's heavy snowfall have been steadily improving. |
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 52, 17 March 1937, Page 5
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133FLOODS IN FEN AREA Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 52, 17 March 1937, Page 5
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