HEAVY RAIN IN BULLER DISTRICT
WASHOUTS AND SLIPS (PRESS ASSOCIATIOH TELEGRAM.) WESTPORT, February 20. Although there has been heavy rain in the Buller district, the damage is not nearly so great as further south. A washout occurred at Four Mile above the Lyell on the Buller road and it is understood that cars will not get through to-morrow, and it may be necessary to revert to the Maruia route, which was used during the repairing of earthquake damage to the Buller road. A washout has occurred at Dirty Mary's creek on the coastal road, but the new bridge under construction is available for traffic. A slip has ocurred at Konini creek on the Karamea route, holding up traffic, passengers having to change from cars meeting on either side of the slip. WAIMAKARIRI RIVER FLOODS Seven inches of rain fell at Arthur's Pass for the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m. yesterday and two inches fell after that. The Waimakariri river rose fairly steadily, and it was expected to be about seven feet above normal at 2 a.m. to-day. It was two feet above normal about 9 o'clock last evening.
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Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21404, 21 February 1935, Page 14
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