THREATENING FLOOD.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3865, 1 November 1928, Page 3

THREATENING FLOOD.

MANAWATU RIVER HIGH. Some anxiety is being felt in the Moutoa district over the height of the Manawatu River, and some of the settlers spent a sleepless night watching for any further indications of a flood last night. To-day the river has 1 not risen any further, and if the weather breaks fine should go down rapidly. Exceptionally heavy rain fell throughout the Pohangina Valley, and in the Hawke’s Bay and Manawatu districts on Tuesday and yesterday, and the Manawatu rose rapidly. The guage at Fitzherbert showed a rise of 12 feet in 20 hours, but late last night appeared to be on the steady. - The' Oroua river brought down a large volume of water yesterday which commenced to spill over the banks at its junction with the iVlanawatu. AT MOUTOA. The river broke through the flood bank on Mr. Bryant’s property at the Bridge last night and ran over the bank at Poplar. The road is under water from the Poplar road on. Farmers spent an anxious night in the Moutoa last night and found it necessary in many cases to remove stock from the threatened area. This was done on Dr. Walls and Messrs Barber and Chrystall’s properties. At Mr. Morgan’s the river is running bank high. There was a drop of about a foot experienced early this morning but there is every indication that the river will rise again rapidly as rain is still falling heavily throughout the Manawatu and Oroua, river areas. WHI'ROKINO UNDER WATER. On the Whirokino road there is water over the road on the Levin side of the bridge and Mr. F. Rout, the veteran mail carrier, informs us that this portion of the road is filling up rapidly. He anticipates a big flood. He will be able to get through this afternoon in the char-a-banc but it is doubtful if the road will be sufficiently clear for motor traffic to-morrow. KOPUTAROA FLOODED. At Koputaroa this morning the water was well over the road and almost up to the floor boards of a motor lorry which managed to negotiate the flooded area. LATEST REPORT. At 12.30 p.m’. the report from Fitzherbert stated that the river was 9 foot above normal. . At 9.30 a.m., the last report received from the Gorge stated that river to be Oft. above normal and falling slowly.