THE LATEST. Blenheim, Friday.
The floor] rapidly subsided since yesteiday afternoon, .md street traffic lias been re-»-torod. Dam ige hi- been done to the road*. and footpath^ and tlv contents of stoics and private house-. The full c\tent of the d.nnacfo in tlio coutiti y districts is not yt't known. Lirpp tracts ( .f country are submerged, and the lo» of stock is considerable Railway communication has been restored as far as Grovetown, but sonic days will elapse before the line is repaired and the trains run to Blenheim. It has been stated that the flood equalled the preat one in ISISB, but more careful comparison established the fact that the flood in the centre of the. town was se\en inches lower than in 1H(58. The Blenheim .streets and shops are rapidly lecoveringtheii wonted appearance.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2212, 11 September 1886, Page 2
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134THE LATEST. Blenheim, Friday. Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2212, 11 September 1886, Page 2
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