HEAVY FLOODS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9528, 28 June 1909, Page 5

HEAVY FLOODS.

IMMENSE AREA INUNDATED. SENATIONAL ESCAPE. A MAN DROWNED. United Press Association —By Eloctric Telegraph Copyrigof. SYDNEY, June 26. Latest reports from the flooded districts state that the rivers are still rising slowly, and immense areas are under water. Many bridges have been washed away, and vehicular traffic is blocked. Rescue boats have been sent. The flood in the Tumut river is the highest known for sixty years. A man was drowned in the flood waters at Tumberumba, and several sensational escapes have been reported. The river at Albury is still rising, and residents are seeking places of safety. Much stock has been washed away. RIVERS IN VICTORIA OVERFLOW. townshipsTsolated. GREAT DAMAGE DONE. MELBOURNE, June 26. Many miles of the Murray Flat are inundated.

The townships all along the higher reaches of the river are isolated. Great damage has been done to bridges and other property. Stockowners have been warned to remove the bulk of their stock. The Ovens, King and other rivers are in high floods. The country round Wangaratta ia under water. RIVERS STILL iRISING. Received June 28, 1.10 a.m. SYDNEY, June 27. The latest reports from Riverina state that the rivers are still rising, and the flooded area is extending.