DESTRUCTIVE FLOODS IN MARLBOROUGH. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Blenheim, Thursday.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2212, 11 September 1886, Page 2

DESTRUCTIVE FLOODS IN MARLBOROUGH. [BY TELEGRAPH.— PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Blenheim, Thursday.

A heavy frc^h in the Wairau River after the recent continuous ruins has caused one of the se\eie»t flood- known in Blenheim for years. The ptincipal stteets are two or three feet under water. The weather is still threatening and the Hood is rising. The railway lino between Opaw t. J»lenheim, and Urovetown is washed away, and all traffic is suspended. The full extent of da.tn.ige is not yet known. The flood is quite as high as that of 1S(!S, .md t!ie W.iir.m is still rising. The «hop«s .ire Hosed, and business i- at a standstill. The water is breast high in some streets, and throe 01 four feet high in theceutie of tho town. Feus me, entertained for the safety ot the Spring Creek railway bridge, some of the piles h.ivincr Vi«*»n shifted. A largo are.i of the country di-ti ict is under water, and there is heavy loss of sheep, cattle and boi.ses. Tin' K\pi«jss new-paper was unable to publish to-day, the water having put out thu Hie-. These ciicumstances never occurrei before. The strong rooms of the banks are inundated, and boats are rowing in the principal streets. The weather is clearing up. The flood in tho Market Place ro-e 12 inches m four hours. There is no railway communication, parts of the line being ua*hed away. Families are being remo\ed m boats from private houses and taken to hotels.