FLOOD DANGER
WATERS ABATE [ WEST COAST DOWNPOUR ’ (By Telegraph.—Press Association) ! GREYMOUTH. Friday An abatement early this morning following 5.24 in of rain in less than 48 hours allayed fears of the Grey River rising over its banks and flooding the business area of the town. 5 At 11.44 a.m., high water, the ; river was still about Ift off the top - of the wharf and the danger hour - passed without the expected flood. The Otira George route is now open 2 from this side to Arthur's Pass, but i traffic is blocked between Arthur’s 1 Pass and Cass, owing to the Broad i Creek ford being washed out, while i | there are slips in the Waimakarlri s j cutting at Peddy’s Bend. The Lewis i j Pass road was flooded at Glenwye i and was in a bad condition today, e The Post and Telegraph Departi ment reports that commit lication has been fully restored with Canterbury :. j and Blenheim without any great :n----e convenience to traffic, excepting a u i period of isolation and delay early
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Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21248, 19 October 1940, Page 2
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176FLOOD DANGER Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21248, 19 October 1940, Page 2
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