FEAR OF FLOODING
Thawing Snow And Heavy Rain SOUTHLAND’S PLIGHT By Telegraph—Press Association. INVERCARGILL, July 28. 'After a remarkably rapid thaw of the heavy snow of the last few days, accel rated by heavy rain during most of the day, Southland faces a danger of serious flooding during the weekend. ' Snow on the back country is now melting rapidly and the bigger rivers are rising. Many small streams have already broken their banks, mid it is feared’ that a major flood may develop tomorrow.
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Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 258, 29 July 1939, Page 15
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84FEAR OF FLOODING Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 258, 29 July 1939, Page 15
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