THE OPOTIKI FLOODS.
iSCJiKI'i Ol l ' GREAT 'DRVASTATJON. l!y Telegraph IVess Association. Opotiki, Last Night. Tlx; flood subsided last night. The streets of the town lire now dry. The town presents a scene of great devastation.
Host of the business premises and many residences contain about a foot of slimy silt on the floors, and this morning the business people and residents were busily engaged clearing the rubbish away and cleaning up. Several plate glass windows were broken, and a small house collapsed. Fences were broken, asphalt footpaths torn up, and the road surfaces swept away. The roadways now appear like river beds. The losses of business stocks of various kinds and live stock, in addition to the damage to public property, amounts to many thousands of pounds. A small bridge in the town was swept away. The flood was worst ever known here. The electric supply was interrupted, and the town was in darkness last night. It will probably be several days before light and power are available.
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Taranaki Daily News, 12 April 1918, Page 4
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169THE OPOTIKI FLOODS. Taranaki Daily News, 12 April 1918, Page 4
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