ANOTHER WET WEEK-END.

Shannon News, 12 October 1926, Page 3

ANOTHER WET WEEK-END.

* HEAVY BAIN FLOODS RIVERS. 1 THE WATER EISING. J _ • RAILWAY SERVICE DISORGANi ISED. | The heavy and incessant rain which fell over the week-end has been respon- ' sibl for another . flood similar to that ; experienced in July and it is thought that if the rain continues it will probably be even worse. Practically all the low lying lands are again inundated and the roads covered in many places. Yesterday afternoon the swamps around Koputaroa were like a muddy sea, the stream proving not sufficiently large enough to carry away the volume of drainage water. The result that the Tavistock road was covered to the i extent of two feet in places. This road was rendered impassable to vehicular traffic on account of the falling in of the approach to the bridge* near the Ihakara creamery.

Railway services have been completely disorganised on account of slips further up the line. Trains are able to run but not according to schedule. The Whitanui and Poplar mills at' Moutoa have been compelled to cease working on account of the bleach paddocks /becoming inundated. A good deal of anxiety is being caused in Foxton as it is thought the rising river will be met by the spring tides and the result may be very serious to residents near the river. The route to Palmerston North was passable yesterday, but the water on the road is about a foot deep in places, while there are also two slips, one on each side of the road at Makerua.

ANOTHER FLOOD FEARED. The Manawatu river is again in flood. Yesterday morning from daylight to 2 p.m. the river had risen about four feet and was then only about six inches from the top of the stop bank at the old bridge site, while near Mr Smith's property at Moutoa the water was trickling over the stop banjk.-and was beginning to run on to the road. Yesterday morning 'there was about a foot of Avater on the main road at Miranui. The Shamion-Foxton road was also under Avater oAving to the drains overflowing. On -Sunday the creeks around the township Avere carrying a large quantity of Avater and a fair amount of surface Avater Avas lying on the loAver land. Yesterday morning this had all disappeared. Yesterday afternoon, Mr J. Riches, driver of one of the Shannon Meat Co.'s delivery van's had an unenA'iable experience at Moutoa. Proceeding doAA-n the road to the Poplar Mill the van became bogged in the muck and with'the fast rising flood Avaters it was not long before the van Avas surrounded by Avater. The services of a-horse and cart were secured to deliver the meat to the mill. After this had been done an attempt Avas made to toAv the van out, which proved successful. The vehicle Avas then taken to Foxton, AA-here MiRiches had to spend the night.