HEAVY RAIN.

Greymouth Evening Star, 30 January 1919, Page 5

HEAVY RAIN.

ELOODS IfTOTAGO.

POSITION AT BALCLUTHA IMPROVED. (I’or I’iiiss A&iuumUoii.) DUNEDIN, Jan. 23. The position at Baicliitlia regarding' tiro Hood is now reassuring. The river has fallen two feet, and the crisis is considered past. Temporary repairs to the bank proved effective. No leaks are now noticeable. There was an anxious period in the afternoon when an opening in the embankment widened, but it was successfully blocked with sandbags. Stirling is still in a sorry plight. The Hood water is high in all the houses on low levels. No stock losses are reported. The railway near Lovells Elat is covered by four feet of water. It is improbable trains will get through before Saturday. No trains ran on tbo On tram line to-day, the rails being 20 inches under water between the ‘river shir, and Glad field. The Postmaster at.-Knitangota telegraphed at 0 a.m. that the indications pointed to the Ugliest flood on record. In the a.fcevnoon he reported the water was 18 inches higher than in the 1917 flood and was still rising. Several houses were flood 0 ”!. Two bridges amTpart of o third have been carried away at Oiui’ehua, Central Otago, ELOODS IN OTAGO. THE EAITANGATA STILL RISING. (Per Press AsNoeiat.mn '

DUNEDIN This Day. The Kaitangata, was advised at nine this morning to he found in flood, it being three feet above the 1917 flood mark and a steady rise is maintained. Boats are shortly proceeding up to Crescent to remove residents. POSITION IN OTAGO. TRAFFIC STILL INTERRUPTED. DUNKLIN, This Day Traffic on the main south train beyond Stirling is still interrupted as the result of floods Reports from Lovells Flat stated that the wat°r had risen during the night. Traffic on Outram line is also blocked. There has been no loss of life and little loss of stock is reported