THE WEATHER.
BIG FLOOD AT BLENHETM. BLENHEIM, July 25. What promises t<i bo the biggest flood experienced in Blenheim for many years is now pouring into the town. Many shops and some houses are flooded to a depth' of several feet. Water has come both through and over the protective hanks, and is ranidly rising; and the offices of Levin and Co. and the Union Company, on the bank of the, Ornaka River, are in danger of collapsing, as water is eating away the concrete protective wall. Two trains at-- stuck np between Blenheim and Pieton, and one between Sod don and Ward. LINE UNDER WATER. TRUCKS AND~CARRIAGE DERAILED. BLENHEIM, July 25. An accident occurred on the Blen-heim-Pietoii Railway this afternoon near Para. From meagre details available it appears that a portion of the line was under water, and four trucks and a carriage were derailed. All the mails on board are being brought back to Blenheim.
Mr Panlin telephoned at 2 p.m.:— Strong N.E. wind?; heavy rain and sleet showers, and stormy weather after 24 hours to the southward of 13deg S. lat.; all shipping warned; heavy rains and Brta^sti*rtris.
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Evening Star, Issue 14628, 26 July 1911, Page 4
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191THE WEATHER. Evening Star, Issue 14628, 26 July 1911, Page 4
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