TORRENTIAL RAIN

Hokitika Guardian, 29 May 1933, Page 5

TORRENTIAL RAIN

IN HAWKE’S BAY

HEAVY FLOODING IS FEARED.

(ter tress Association— Copyright.) NAPIER, May 28. Heavy rain, which commenced on J mayday night, and has fal.cn almost continuously since, has' caused the rivers in the Northern Hawke's Bay district to rise, and, although there is 11a serious cause for alarm to-night, tlie settlers in the back country districts report lain is still falling heavily, hiicl that to-morrow' may see a mure serious state of affairsi

The rivers are very full, and with heavy seas running in the Bay, the water is not getting away as satisfactorily as it might. A slight break in the bank is re parted to have occurred at Meeanee, but this has been temporarily repaired, but it may cause trouble should tho volume of water in the river increase.

loettiers in the lpw-lying country have taken the precaution to remove their stock to safer places. The Napier-Wairoa road is blocked by slips at Devil’s Elbow, and it is not anticipated that it will be open to-morrow.

The Nnpier-Taupo road is n oL iji such a bad condition, but a motorist"* who arrived at Napier this evening expressed doubts as to whotTief it would be open to-morrow.

I EASING IN POVERTY BAY. GISBORNE, May 28. The rain which commenced on "Wednesday last, continued almost intermittently until this morning. Then the weather eased up considerably, and since then -only an occasional light drizzle hag been experienced. The rivers are falling slowly, and unless further heavy falls occur, the flood danger is past. 10.81 INCHES IN SIX DAYS. \ GISBORNE, .May 29. The rainfall for "six days ended at nine o’clock . this morning, aggregated 10.81 inches,' of which 10.37 fell in’ the 43 hours, ended yesterday, exceeding the [average for;. t)i6 ibjo‘ wettest months of the; yean' *■■■■ ■ - l