FLOODS IN NELSON.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XIV, Issue 3034, 25 July 1893, Page 2

FLOODS IN NELSON.

Nsuon, July 24. Reports from the country district show that considerable damage was done by Sunday's flood, although the rain only continued for seventeen hours. The Wai-iti and Wairoa rivers were m higher flood than for twenty-five years before, and even insignificant little streams stuck up horsemen. The Motupiko and Motueka livers were also heavily flooded, and a cart bridge on the West Coast coaoh road at the junction of those riven has been damaged. One row of piles wm scoured out, and the deck of the bridge had sagged a foot. The approaches to Foxhill cart bridge were rendered unsafe, and the Brightwater bridge £o Waimea West had theoentre pier carried away, the bridge hanging by the bolti only, and will not oarry a hone. On Sunday evening the approaches to these bridges could not be waohed. Bright* I water was like a lake. The riven carried away some land, and a number of sheep were drowned. At Spring Grove the water was three feet deep, and at Richmond railway station the yard was under water, and co\?s took refuge m the wait* ing room The railway men kept the culverts clear, and no damage wm done to the line, but the local bodies will be, put to large expense,