HEAVY RAIN

Greymouth Evening Star, 28 August 1925, Page 2

HEAVY RAIN

CANTERBURY DAMAGE. . ■ r~" . ' (Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Aug. 27. Further heavy raiii fell last evening and a b'ig slip'occurred on the Akaioa Road between Birdlin'gs Flat'and Caton Bay. It will be some days before it'is cleared. The countryside is saturated and the spring sowing of cereals is . again- at a standstill'. Some, correspondents lepoi-t fairly heavy mortal tiy, among lambs: OTAGO FLOODS FEARED. DUNEDIN, Aug. 2'7. The heavy rains of the last few days lec.qm.ipenced, alter a short lull, tnis morning. As a result, the Tai-eri River has risen considerably; Mid most of thA streams around .are bank high. Sonßt-areas are already under waie ■ •and fears of a serious inundation are entertained. JAPANESE DESTRUCTION.

(Australian and N.Z, Cable Association.! TOKIO. Aug. 26. Exceptionally heavy rain has fallen and large sections of the city are flooded. Thousands of houses have been damaged, and some have been destroyed.' Some, streets are feet deep ill water. Yokohama and the neighbouring towns have also, suffered severely from the floods. - . TOKIO, August 27. Rains resulted in forty thousand houses in Tokio and one thousand in Yokohama being partly submerged. There were several casualties, including two deaths. Landslides caused millions of yen damage. A passengertrain was derailed near Hachioji, causing many casualties. Large areas in the Saitama Prefecture are flooded, butT’uetailed reports from the outlying districts are hampered by communications being damaged. The floods have subsided.

BRIDGES AND HOUSES LOST. TOKIO, August 27. Official advices confirm the flood reports, adding that there were fourdeaths in Yokohama. A few bridge were destroyed, and several houses carried away. Floods and landslides occurred in the Saitaha, Chiba, and Sisignoka. perfecturer.