RANGITAIKI FLOODS
THIRTY THOUSAND ACRES
SUBMERGED
A MAORI WOMAN DROWNED.
(BX TUEqiUrH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.) WHAKATANE, This Day. The Rangitaiki River is still high, and nearly 30,000 acres are submerged. The bridge at Thornton was washed away, and settlers are'stiJl faced with anxiety. The extent of the damage cannot be fully ascertained until the waters recede. An aged Maori woman was drowned at Te Teko. The total rain during the last seven days was 7£ inches. Passiingera for Matata yesterday traversed tie flooded areas by boats.,
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Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 1, 1 July 1925, Page 5
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84RANGITAIKI FLOODS Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 1, 1 July 1925, Page 5
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