TAIERI PLAIN FLOODED.
RIVER EMBANKMENT BREAKS. 12 SQUARE MILES INUNDATED. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.)' DUNEDIN, Wednesday. As a restilt of the heavy rain during the last few days, the whole of the Taieri Plain is practically one vast expanse of water. A breach was made in the embankment of the river south of Otokia during the night, and this rapidly widened to three chains, allowing an enormous volume of water to escape from the river and inundate tho lower parts of the plain. There is now probably 12 square miles of high-class pastoral and agricultural country under water. (By Telegraph—Tress Association.) DUNEDIN", this day. The train to lnvercargill left at the usual time this morning. There was a foot of water on the line at Otokia, but no difficulty was anticipated. The Otago Cen'.ral and the Outram lines are still blocKed.
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Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 198, 21 August 1919, Page 5
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