PLOUGHED FIELDS WATERLOGGED
SURVEY OF ELLESMERE COUNTY MUCH GROUND STILL IN SODDEN CONDITION Thousands of acres of waterlogged ground—a great deal already sown in wheat —is the worst legacy left by the flooding which followed the continued heavy rain of the week-end. This is the main impression gained in a survey made of the flooded area by a reporter of "The Press yesterday morning. ear s a t the flooding in the Leeston-Springston-Dunsandel area was not as serious as at first supposed; but there is no doubt that the continued heavy rain over Saturday and Sunday increased the waterlogged nature of a great deal of productive ground, not only in this district, but also in other low-lying areas m Canterbury. ' ■' , . A few families in the Leeston township had to leave their homes temporarily, fearing serious flooding from country higher up, but they were able to return and, at least in this area, the main damage done by water was to roads and gardens. During an extensive tour made yesterday, no serious flooding to roads was encountered, although reports showed that many roads had been impassable during the previous night
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Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22445, 5 July 1938, Page 11
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189PLOUGHED FIELDS WATERLOGGED Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22445, 5 July 1938, Page 11
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