FLOODS SUBSIDING.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 185, 7 August 1930, Page 9

FLOODS SUBSIDING.

DAMAGE IN CHRISTCHURCH.

CLEAR WEATHER LAST NIGHT

RAGING TRACKS COVERED,

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, this day. The weather is fine to-day and the flood waters are receding in-most districts, though 20 . houses in JJcckenham are still empty, as the water there is almost as high as it was yesterday. Much damage lias been caused by-mud. The weather cleared about four o'clock vesterday afternoon and skies were clear and" the night frosty. The floods were at their worst yesterday morning, but had begun to recede even before the weather cleared. It was feared that the high tide at three o'clock yesterday afternoon might back up the waters, causing more damage, but the tide passed without danger. The damage caused by the floods will be discoverable later to-day when the waters will have subsided. It will not bo calamitous, but will be considerable. The streets in the flooded areas and elscwUere have suffered heavily from the downpour. In the country little or no trouble was experienced except at Little River, -where a few houses were evacuated and where' the roads were deeply flooded. No service cars got through to Akaroa yesterday owing to Lake Forsyth having overflowed the road. The main South' Road was flooded at one or two points, but service cars got through to time. No announcement has yet been made about the postponement of the trotting races on Saturday, but the track yesterday was under a foot of water and will not be fit for racing by Saturday. The Riccarton tracks carried much surface water, but it is a good wet weather course and will probably dry out to enable the meeting to be held next week.