GALE AND FLOODS.
"HUNDERSTORM AT PAPAROA. RIVER FLATS INUNDATED. MUCH DAMAGE DONE. RAILAYAYMEN IN* DAXCEK. (By Telegraph.—Ohvn Correspondent.) PAPAROA, this .lay. Tremendous rain, accompanied by a , ■hunderstorm, preva/ilwi larf night., ca.usng the hig-heet flood known for 57 years n the. settlement's history. The rive.r flats and the lower portions , >f the township are completely inunlatrd, and heavy landslides mark the ■oiintryside. Stables belonging to Messre. (.'. T.iylor m<l Graff (bakcra) were carripd away, mii several houses arc surrounded by vater. No personal accident or los-s of life is ■eported co far. but considerable loss unit r<vnlt to private prnrperty. and to •oiids and bridges under control of the Jtamatea. County Council. Kcars are entertained for the safety of •ailway workers, some of whom are close, to a. stream up the valley.
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Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 73, 27 March 1920, Page 7
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