DAMAGE BY FLOODING

Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 23, 27 January 1923, Page 8

DAMAGE BY FLOODING

STOCK MOVED FROM LOW

COUNTRY,

(BT TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.}

TAUMARUNUI, 26th January.' An exceptionally heavy rainfall has been experienced here in the last twenty four hours. During Thursday night 2.46 inches of rain fell, and by 9 o'clock this morning the Ongaruo River had risen five feet, and the Wanganui River ten feet. The river overflowed its banks at one spot, and two houses were flooded, necessitating the removal l of floor coverings and furniture. The rain has now abated, and tha livers are subsiding. NAPIER, 26th January. Since the beginning of the year the Hawkes Bay district has been visited at frequent intervals by heavy rain. Few days have passed without some rain, usually accompanied by thunder. To-day a. more continuous fall was experienced, and in consequence there is more surface water about. On numerous occasions heavy falls have resulted in small floods in Napier and Hastings, but the water has quickly got away. The continuous rain is now having an effect on the rivers, which have risen considerably, and the settlers have taken the precaution to move their stock to v higher levels. The surface water in parts of the district is very extensive. ■ .