A THUNDERSTORM.
CAUSES DAMAGE IX BRIT UN. AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CARLE ASSOCIATION (Received T!iis Day nt S.-flO-a.m.) LONDON. Sept 12. During the night London was swept |,v ;i phenomenal thunderstorm. Ihe wind obtained a velocity of forl.v-iivt! mill's mi hour. The rainfall ■'» tin heaviest since June 1017, two inches being recorded in some places. U is calculated tho fall over the tnctropolltaMioliee district totalled sixty seven tons of water. Ihe p.nUs air strewn with branches of trees Ihe roadway "in Rotten Row was nearly car lied awav by the torrent. The storm was severe on the coast. Many bouws were flooded and damaged. Orc.iards in Kent were stripped of their Imit. The hurricane left a trail of havoc over n wide area.
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Hokitika Guardian, 13 September 1921, Page 3
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122A THUNDERSTORM. Hokitika Guardian, 13 September 1921, Page 3
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