TARANAKI DAMAGE
FIERCE ELECTRICAL STORM
(P.A.) NEW PLYMOUTH, Friday,
Torrential rain to-day caused serious damage to the Waitara wharf and minor flooding in various parts of the town for three hours. The rainfall recorded was 4.4 in.
Earthwork near the wharf where the railway line runs has subsided 3ft for a distance of 150 ft, and the centre portion of the wharf was pushed out toward the river for about a foot. The railway line has been left suspended. The estimated cost of repairs is £3000. Water entered a shop in the main street and caused damage to stock. The rain was preceded and accompanied by a fierce electrical storm, which did damage also in other parts of North Taranaki.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 44, 21 February 1942, Page 5
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