FLOODS IN HAWKE'S BAY.
RIVERS BURST THEIR BANKS.
CO.N.SiUKHABLE LOSS OK STOCK
NAPIER, May 1-1
A phenomenal rainfall was experienced in Napier and district over the week-end. Nearly seven inches foil iii N't hours at Tutira. The rivers* have burst their banks in many places and large losses of stock are reported. One settler lost £4OOO worth of sheep. Taradale and Meoanee»were inundated to a depth >'f six feet in some places. Men rescuing stock were ovei taken by the floods and compelled to spend several hours in trees.
No casualties and no deaths, arc reported. while the extent of the losses has not vet come to hand.
Many of the country roads are Mocked and the Military Service Board is held up between Maikari and Napier.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 15 May 1917, Page 5
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