CANAL BANK BURSTS.
TOWN FLOODED. EXCITING SCENES Australian-New Zealand Cable Association.—Copyright. London, August 17. . The Forth and Clyde Canal burst at Clydebank and great volume!, of water poured into the town, flooding the streets to a depth of three feet, also shops, houses and shipyards. There .were exciting scenes, and horse-drawn ionics were used as ferries. The floods are now controlled. The damage is heavy, but there were no casualties.
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Taranaki Daily News, 19 August 1916, Page 2
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70CANAL BANK BURSTS. Taranaki Daily News, 19 August 1916, Page 2
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