THE FLOODS.
The floods appear to h.ave I een very serious all over the district, and a large areais'»= till .under water. '■ The most serious disaster is the collapse of the span of the , Avvaburi Bridge, thus cutting off c'omjn.unication. Mr A. McDonald Morrn^ , us that he ;.heard| a terriffic crasli about. 9,p.m. winch h| thiuks n-as the spaD collapsing. At J ».m..it was swaying. The. rainfall during Monday night must nave been quite phenomena],: and the damage to crops must have been very extensive* The weajher does not .appear at al| settled ye.ti .' .. < .. - - ■' '''■■ j
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 46, 23 January 1884, Page 3
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95THE FLOODS. Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 46, 23 January 1884, Page 3
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