FLOODED RIVERS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 113, 15 May 1925, Page 7

FLOODED RIVERS.

IN THE KING COUNTRY.

LARGE AREAS SUBMEGED. RACECOUSE INUNDATED. ! SLIP OX MAIN TRUNK LINE, j (By Telegraph. —Tress Association.) j TE KITH, this day. j Heavy rain on Wednesday night and j Thursday morning caused all the rivers in the Te Kuili district? to be il.K.dod. | The Mokauiti River, close to Arm. i flooded the adjoining country, hut „" damage is reported. The same cnn.Lt inn exists" a round Piopio, where the Mangaokewa River flooded the low-lying |".r lion of the country. This rive, ro-e seven feet in eighteen hours. Mot »l the racecourse is under water. Two inches of rain fell in the 24 hours rnding 9 a.m. yesterday, and 1.27 niches during the 24 hours ending 9 a.m. to day. A big slip occurred on the Waipa Hill. and the road is blocked to Marokopa. The Marokopa River is over the road in three places between Te Anga and the coast. Mail connection between I c Kuiti and Te Waitcrc is stopped, the bus service not being able to get through. Most of the flat country about H.ingatiki is. as usual in the Hood season, under water. Tbe Mangaokevva River rose very fast during the night, and the water has reached the hack of the station. The river is still rising, but the bouses and school are on tbe high ground an.) I here is no danger. About seven o'clock this morning » small slip occurred o„ the Main Trunk line about four miles south of Ibe IV.ron tarao tunnel. The goods trait) from Taiimarunui. due to reach Te Kuiti a, R. 45 a.m., was delayed, but relief gangs were sent out and the line is now clear.