HEAVY RAIN IN SOUTHLAND
Flooding Expected Today
fNeto Zealand Press Association) I INVERCARGILL. November 18. ! Rivers are rising in Southland.' •nd flooding is certain in some; •reas tomorrow after hours of heavy, continuous rain today. There were brilliant flashes of lightning throughout the day and intermittent claps of thunder. Lake Whakatipu has risen a foot, and may rise higher. The storm caused power breaks •nd delayed shipping. In Invercargill itself l ’ s in of rain fell from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Gutters overflowed and great pools of V; ater covered the streeets. Highvoltage electrical equipment failed, and the city was without power for about two hours tonight.
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Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28438, 19 November 1957, Page 7
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