INUNDATIONS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1176, 11 July 1911, Page 6

INUNDATIONS.

RIVERS RUNNING BANK HIGH.

HAILWAY WASH-OUT,

(By Telegraph— Special Correspondents Wanganui, July 10. Rain set in shortly after midnight on Sunday, and continued heavily for fifteen hour?. A warm wind from north-west had its effcet in melting the snow on the mountains and the storm water, thus reinforced, caused a considerable rise in Ihe river. Up-country reports from Pipiriki this morning advised that the stream was 10ft. above normal level. No flood has so far reached Wanganui, and, as the wind has gone round to the south, that any rise which lakes place here will not .bo serious. Tho river always rises rapidly at Pipiriki. where its channel is very narrow. Fcilding, July 10. Rain has fallen heavily and steadily since la to on Saturday night. To-night there are no signs of clearing. Shannon, July 10. Eain began to fall, here on Sunday morning, and has fallen practically without intermission ever since. All the local creeks aro in flood and tho beds of what are usually dry creeks aro filled with swollen torrents. Water is two feet deep nn tho Foxton Road, and all stock in tho low-lying districts have been mustered on higher levels. If the heavy rain which is now falling continues, the district is likely to have a big flood. Otaki, July 10. Eain of a heavy nature fell yesterday at intervals, but last night it fell heavily, and continuously for several hours. The rain is said to no tho heaviest for many years, and the rivers are all rising, much water being already in tho Otaki River. Up to tho present over three, inches of rain has fallen since yesterday at 9 a.m., the greatest quantity of which has fallen during the past twelve hours up to 2 p.m. this afternoon. Masterton, July 10. Exceptionally heavy rain has fallen in Masterton and the Forty-Milo Bush Districts. During the last twenty-four, hours nearly three inches of rain has been registered in Masterton, and slips have occurred in various parts of the district, while on the Alfredton-Eketahuna Road a heavy slip has come down, interrupting the coach service. The whole of the rivers are in a high state of flood, and it is still raining. Featherston, July 10. After a spell of cold ajid bleak weather, the atmosphere has become spring-like in temperature.. Very heavy rain has been falling since Sunday night, and seems likely to continue for so'me timel Palmcrston, July 10. Heavy rain has fallen throughout yesterday "and to-day, and, in consequence 1 , all the rivers have risen. The Tokomaru River is said to bo higher than it has been for many years, while the Poha- ! ngina and Oroua aro also in high Hood. The Manawatu River is running bank high, and reports from Ashhni-st state that it is still rising. Tho road between Ashhiirst and Palmcrston is under water. A washout occurred on the railway lino near Maharahara, between Dannovirko and Woodville, as a consequence a train from Palnierstou to Hawke's Bay was held up at tho washout on tho 'Woodville side, and passengers on that train, and also on the evening train from Waipukurau to Palmerston, had to cross tho washout, each train returning whence it came. Between Longburn and Shannon, cspecially, in tho,area of the, flax fields, many square miles of. country have been flooded, iirid the water is washing up almost over the railway lino. This afternoon many residencesin the area were surrounded by water. The rain ceased about 8 p.m. to-night.