FLOODS IN THE NORTH.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 58, Issue 284, 12 September 1938, Page 6

FLOODS IN THE NORTH.

MANY ROADS BLOCKED. HEAVY RAIN IN WAIRARAPA. (Per Press Association.) MASTEIITON, Sept. 11. The rain eased off this afternoon, and although many roads -are blocked, traffic* generally is being resumed. Some roads will be closed for several days by slips. One or two motor mail services are held up by floods. The train service is back to normal. Though the rain eased off during Friday night, it began on Saturday morning. Serious flooding was then reported in South Wairarapa, where roads and much low lying country were under water. In Masterton more than one inch and a half of rain fell during the 24 hours ended 9 o’clock on Saturday morning, and at Mauriceville three inches fell in this same period. In the “lort.hern part of the Wairarapa. serious flooding and, slips were reported. There was heavy mortality among lambs in some districts owing to the cold change. The Featherston-Martinborough road was blocked /by flood waters at Tawaka. The mail car on Saturday morning was unable to get through. Although water reached a high level on Friday night, the main road at Waiohine bridge, near Grey town, was open on Saturday morning. Ihe Makuri Gorge was blocked by slips and the Blairlogie road was also impassSome roads were blocked on Friday but later reopened for traffic. Ino heavy rain that night brought down further slips, blocking the Maungaraki and Tyneside roads.