FLOODS IN OTAGO
•>EZ_I iISSOrTATION TIX _C__U.)
' "DUNEDIN, December 19. The weather for some time -past ha» .-' been very unsettled, heavy showers falling at frequent intervals almost every day. A heavy fall set in to-* . day, con*s____ig for several haul*, and as the result some low-lying land near the Botanical Gardens was flooded. The water .Boon receded however, andno material damage was don?- - Advice received from Middleman*-to-night stated that the Taieri river was very high. Rain has been fall- . ing intermittently on the him tor , about a week, and there was a steady downpour to-day. The river rose steadily from about 3 p-m. or ■» P-m. The township is under water, and the flood has reached almost to the rail-, way line. If the rain continues, the ' settlers lower down the river* ma*. ,v -uffer. .
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Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14854, 20 December 1913, Page 13
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