INCESSANT RAIN

Evening Star, Issue 21381, 7 April 1933, Page 9

INCESSANT RAIN

FLOODS IN HEW SOUTH WALES RIVERS OVERFLOW BANKS Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY, April 6. Disastrous floods in the coastal areas of*New South Wales are now imminent. Incessant rain continues, with no sign of abatement. Reports arc arriving of extensive flooding in the Hawkesbury River catchment area, south of Sydney. The main southern road near St. Mary’s is four feet under water. The Georges River is over the hank, and thousands of acres of low-lying land are submerged. Nearly ten inches of rain have fallen in the middle of the north since Monday, and tho rivers there are overflowing. The Warwick Farm Racecourse, where races are to be held on Saturday', including the important Chipping Norton Plate, is now a vast sheet of water. RIVERS STILL UP THOUSANDS OF ACRES SUBMERGED. SYDNEY, April 7. (Received April 7, at 10 a.m.) The Hawksbury River is rising so rapidly that the town of Windsor is expected to be isolated by the morning. The rain has now ceased, however, and it is possible tho river may subside. Thousands of acres of land are already submerged. The Windsor-Sydney road is under water, and has been closed to traffic. Fine weather has removed the fears of serious floods on tho far northern rivers, but the Weather Bureau issued a warning that floods were to be expected on tho south coast rivers. All creeks in the Liverpool district overflowed yesterday, and bridges became impassable, isolating farmers. Many low-lying areas in Sydney suburbs were under water yesterday. Many houses at Bankstown were flooded, the water in the main streets being several feet deep. Canterbury Park racecourse is flooded to a depth of 2ft. Much damage was done to market gardens.