HEAVY RAINFALL IN AUCKLAND.
LOtrEK LEVELS FLOJDKD. PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. Auckland, January 18. The heavy rain which fell from 5 30 to 6.30 this morping produced quite a flood exceeding anything kuo vn in this city Juri"g recent jea'6. A 1; the Museum the rainfall was at l - 84 inches fo. 24 hour* up ta 9.30 this morninp, bus as very litllo ra*in neatly thewholaof tbi* sp ce of time this morning. The suddenness of th < and its intensity was equalled by the rapidity with which thy weather cleared. Stieat diains n ere quit > unequal to carrying off the water, am! the pressure higher, up the street caused an overfl>w of water from the drain* on tin lowjr levels. Toe iroa coverings of two Urge manholes near Sbortland and Fort-streets Ws»re fore d off, and a jet of water was sent up from eic'i to the height of 2ft. 6in. The water spreading over the footpaths as high up »s Wyndham-street, poureJ through the gratings and fill-d the cellars of half che establishments iu Lower Q ie<<nsfcraet, spoiling several thousand pounds wor hcf goods. About 6.30 the rain ceased and t verity mii.u es la'er Queen-street footpaths were passable agdin.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 15, 19 January 1903, Page 2
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200HEAVY RAINFALL IN AUCKLAND. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 15, 19 January 1903, Page 2
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