SERIOUS FLOOD IN AUSTRALIA.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1898, 30 May 1889, Page 1

SERIOUS FLOOD IN AUSTRALIA.

LOSS OF LIFE. Sydney, May 27, 11p.m. During the past seventy-two hours 16 inches of rain have fallen, in an unprecedentedly heavy downpour. Great damage has been done in the lowlying parts of the city, and in the country telegraphs and railways are interrupted. It is blowing terrifically along the coast, and many coasting vessels are overdue. All the rivers are rising rapidly, and severe floods are anticipated in the country. The omnibus running to Canterbury, a small town on Cook’s river, six miles from Sydney, was washed away this afternoon. A boy named Price was drowned, and other passengers were rescued with difficulty. There is no sign of any abatement in the weather. May 28.

Tn consequence of the flooded state of the country railway communication is blocked in all directions. Never in the history of the department has there been such a stoppage. At Croydon, a small suburb six miles west of Sydney, thirty families were rescued by boats. The borough and town of Marrickvillo are submerged and the residents are leaving in boats. A rescuing boat at Windsor was wrecked, and a man named Jenkins was drowned. There are now signs of abatement of the weather. Later, Up to this evening 20 inches of rain had fallen during the storm, but it is now clearing up. At Kaima a man named Casey was drowned. The northern mail train was thrown from the rails at M ussellbrook, owing to the line being washed away. No one was injured, hut one man had a narrow escape. He managed to get out through the carriage window, and had to run for his life. At Armidale a bov, name unknown, was drowned. Mbibouene, May 27. Floods in the Numurkah and Yarrawonga districts have assumed unparalleled proportions. The lower Melbourne Valley is covered with water, and the town of Numurkah is surrounded with water, and hundreds of acres of forward crops destroyed. The township of Nathalia, miles from Numurkah, is in danger of being overwhelmed.