CANTERBURY FLOODS
’ 1 MANY STREETS FLOODED. i'[. . . '■ ;; ■ c : ■’ • 1 USING BOATS FOR TRAFFIC. , ‘ , ’ ‘ I . ‘ ! • . ‘ U ,’; ' " " (By Telegraph—Pres# Association). CHRISTCHURCH, August G. The main north road is flooded in the vicinity of 'Amberley and hundreds, of. acres of farm lands, in North Canterbury are under water.
Waireka, Selwyn, and Hawkin’s riv-. ers are imfordable.
lii addition to the houses evacuated in. Western Terrace, Beckenham, six families were evacuated this morning from. Richardson Terrace -■ in Opawn, were the Heathcote is still rising! In these .houses the water was . oozing in thh doors and bursting up the floors. . .Many streets in Limvood, Redcliffs,, Wpolston, Beckenham, Fendalton, Opowa , and Radley are under water, and .of residents are using boats to do shopping and, getito business.- - Pa-in was. still falling at noon. . Water was ,up to-the window sills .in parts of Beckenham.
TROTTING TRAOK : FLOODED. ' -i . . ; ’. CHfHOTCHUIICH, August ,G. - Wa|»fd}.fs parts! of the trotting trunk, and it Ja very unlikely th# races will be held on_ Saturday.,
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Hokitika Guardian, 6 August 1930, Page 5
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162CANTERBURY FLOODS Hokitika Guardian, 6 August 1930, Page 5
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