Heavy Rains and Floods

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1119, 14 October 1904, Page 3

Heavy Rains and Floods

Traffic Interrupted

Serious Landslips on Railway Lines

Ity Telegraph.—Press ABSOciation.

.Mastjirton, this day Huavy ruin is fulling here with high winds During the past- twenty-four hours nearly two inches of rain has fallen, flic rivers are in high flood, and ilia roads am' a considerable area of country adjacent to tho rivor aro submerged, By an overflow at Woodvillo a large slip enno down the gorge during ;ho night between two big tunnels, Tho slip is over a ch#ln in extent. Tho moining train from Palmoißton is delayed at Asliurst where a considerable slip occurred, which wi'l not bo cleared till evening. It is raining heavily now, and tho rivers are nit risin".

I'ALMKRsros North, this day

It has been raining here hoavily since Tuesday. The creeks arc tbcdod, md 'lie river is rising,. All the low lying parts of die district are flooded, ami truflie oil tho Wellington Manawatu line and Gorgo lino ere iulerruptcd through slips, Passengers have to bo transhipped on both lines,

Blhnhbiji, this day

Tho s/orm, which Im.i been raging throughout the colony, was felt locally last night, and to-day in a modified degree. The rivers and streams between Blenheim and Kailiourn are Hooded, and conch communication will be interrupted for some days. 11. in reported from Awaten that over one thousand recently shorn sheep have been lost, on Flaxhourno country through exnossnre. Tho telegraph lines are down in the country between here and Chilstehurch, and commnnication with the south is much disorganised, Miow has fallen on the higher country, and there is a touch oi winter in Blenheim.

Waii'awa, this day

it Ims bean raining continuo isly since Tuesday, and there is no sign oi its clearing, The rivers,are high and floods arc feared. ■

A TERRIFIC BLOW

MUCH DAMAGE AT WELLINGTON

VESSEL STOPPED OF HEH SAILS

IS DRIVRN ASHORE

Wellington, this day,

The gale, which is still blowing, but without much rain, is tho worst since Enster, 1897, No flood? of consequenco have tioen yet reported, but tho minor damage by slips, washouts, olc, is considerable. Both tho railway lines hero are interrupted, a;,d trains could not get through yesterday. Part of the branch line to the Hutt ractcoureo has been washed away, and about £2OOO of damage done, Tho seas in tho harbour are very severe. Tlii Te Anau, which ivnh lying up, was driven on to tho bench at Kiiiwarnwiira, but she is not damaged. A eoitugo olTTiisinan-s'.rcot was smashed by a landslip, and its neighbour wasdutntU'cd,

llio Iwrquominp Liih?l ; a, SES tons, from IVul Cliiilmm !o New Plymouth, lost nil her Siiils in iln.- Strait, nnil drifted helplessly on shore. ]3y Rieui. luck sho missed the rocks, mid hit 11 fulfill novo a uiilo from IMaml Bay, going high up oil tho eliinglc, line! tin.' crew of nino wcro {jot off safely. I ho vessel scorns undamaged, except that hoi' rudilor has gone, Fieporis from Wauganui, Blenheim, I'uhnci'ston and llastcrton indicate tliut the galo has boon, full severely thoro, and Hint tho rivors are rising, Tlio :.tonn Ims pinyod havoc with tho telegraph wires, which sineo Wednesday two boon inlercupled ovor moat of tlio colony. l'lio South do' 3 not appear to liavo felt it aa severely us tlio ccmre of tho colony.