MORE FLOOD DAMAGE.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 February 1922, Page 4

MORE FLOOD DAMAGE.

TORRENTIAL BAIN IN THE MIMI.

BRIDGE DESTROYED AND NUMEROUS SLIPS.

ROAD COMMUNICATION NORTH OF MIMI BLOCKED.

The Mimi district was visited by torrential rain during Wednesday night, and, as a result, road communication with the country north of Urenui was completely blocked. The rain, it is stated, simply teemed for about six hours, and the various water courses became flooded, with the result that the bridge on the MimlMokau road over the Mangamaho river was carried away, and numerous slips occurred .in the Mimi Valley, making the road impassable. Uruti is practically isolated, and the settlers were unable to get their cream to the Waitortoi factory, which has been handling the cream since the Uruti factory was destroyed by fire.

Mr. C. H. Johnstone was unable to get through with the mail yesterday. Ju conversation with a News representative, he stated that even if the bridge were not gone it would have been impossible to get through, so numerous were the slips along the road in the Mimi Valley, extending from the hillside almost at the entrance of the valley to as far along as Mr. L. Jones, property. The Clifton County chairman (Mr. R. 11. Pigott) and the engineer (Mr. C. £. Dowsett) were on the scene yesterday, making arrangements to clear the road, and It is hoped to get the mail through to-day, Mr. Johnson having arranged to take it across the river by boat and transfer it to another motor.