FLOODS IN THE SOUTH.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 107, 26 October 1911, Page 5

FLOODS IN THE SOUTH.

RIVERS STILL RISING. REPAIRING THE DAMAGE. By Telegraph—Press Association. Greyniouth, Yesterday. The flood in the Grey river is still rising as high tide approaches. All the | low-lying portions of streets and sections are under deep water, including Victoria Park, where the trots would have been held to-day. This is now impossible. The Jockey Club's course has been injured by the overflow of the river, and the races have been postponed till repairs can be effected. There is a big washout- on the Otira railway, near Rotomana settlement, and another one on the Blackball extensjon. file river is still rising. Ihe District Railway Engineer has dispatched gangs to all the washouts this morning, and repairs are being ef- ™ /I The slip on the li lack ball line was finished by mid-day so the express got through late to Otira. The river, in high flood, has destroyed a quantity of the tunnel tip head, also cut in between the traffic Jnu ail, l McLean's cement store. The driver of one of the coaches at- • tempted to negotiate the Waimakariri on horse.wck this morning, but was ' carried rapullv down the stream, and was glad to reach terra firma. There >s 110 chance of passengers getting through The Paron road, south of Giejmouth is blocked for a mile withif (.wood from the New river. Men are engaged removing it. At Teremakau, a settlement north of vumara junction, the creek has cut ' into the road formation. It was still mming hard, and townspeople were preparing for the flood at mid day, but t le indications are not alarming to old settlers. Seventy head of cattle were washed down the Grey river to .the

Three spans of the Iramatua Sawmilling Company's bridge near Reefton Sr W " Way - Tt win take a forti" £I,M rC,m,r ' and - the estimate d cost 1 °! ft , brill fc' e near Blackball law been washed awav. FLOOD* L\ CHRISTCHURCH. COMMUNICATION OUT OFF. PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS d DANGER.

ti itt . Chnstclmrch, Last Night. The M ammkariri river is in high flooft to-day, and the state of the country in the vicinity of the river is worse than At 1 o'clock this afternoon road communication between Christchurch and Kampoi was cut off, and an hour or so he citvTJ'^ 1 -' 0 " - by rail bet ween and Kampoi was impossible. So suddenly did the flood waters rise ti,at several vehicles, including motor-<.a-b, were completely isolated on the load between Belfast and ClianeVs, and remained this precarious 'pj ■ , t.on for some t ,me. Between soon and ' ar!° " water rose two feet, ' ! £ road yS five feet dee P on ' . At latest rft Ports settlers were preparing to leave their dwellings, and loss of stock seems inevitable. Numbers of cyclists and pedestrians , between Belfast and Chaneys were take* y suipnse, and soon were complete!* > surrounded by water. ,s ome ZT& feiioes, and others climbed trees. ° | A critical stage was expected between 6 p.in. and_B pm„ when tlie tide woi&F*be high. Fortunately the flood waters fir and'allT Sllb3 ! din ß"- 0011 tinned to tail, and all danger is practically over though farmers have established pickets' th/w a " d T e stock in the event ft the waters suddenly rising ' Communication by road with Kaiapoi ' has been re-establisiied.