FLOODS SUBSIDING
IMPROVED SITUATION IN SOUTH OF ENGLAND LARGE AREAS SUBMERGE® IN THAMES VALLEY - Rugby, January 5. Many rivers which have overflown their banks are now subsiding, and yesterday there was a marked fall in the levels of the rivers Ouse, Nene, Wev, and Lea, with an easing of the hardships of the residents in the towns along their banks. The situation in many parts is, however, still serious, \ In the valley .of the Thames the crest of the floods has not yet. reached the lower areas, and the wide expanse under water was further extended last night. Near the source of the river, however, the levels have fallen, and unless there is a further heavy thaw in the Cotswolds, or heavy rains are experienced, a continued improvement may now be looked for. Between Reading and Maidenhead the width of the Thames varies from 200 yards to at least two miles in some of the lower reaches.—British Official Wireless.
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Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 84, 7 January 1928, Page 9
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