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FLOODED BRITAIN

RIVERS SUBSIDING

SITUATION STILL SERIOUS IN M ANY PARTS.

LONDON. Jan. 5.

M any of the rivers which have overflown their hanks are now subsiding and yesterday there was a marked fall in the levels of the rivers Ouse, Nen, Wey and Lea, with an easing of the hardships of the residents in the towns along- their banks.

The situation in many parts, however, is still "serious. In the Valley of the Thames the .crest of the floods has not yet reached the lower areas •and the vide expanse under Water was further extended last night near the source of the river. However, the levels have fallen and unless there is g further heavy thaw in the Cotsvvolds, or heavy rains are experienced continued improvement may now he looked for. Between Reading and Maidenhead the width of the Thames varies from 200 yards to at least two miles ip,-.spine of the lower reaches.—British ufficial Wireless.

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Gisborne Times, Volume LXVII, Issue 10478, 7 January 1928, Page 9

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FLOODED BRITAIN Gisborne Times, Volume LXVII, Issue 10478, 7 January 1928, Page 9

FLOODED BRITAIN Gisborne Times, Volume LXVII, Issue 10478, 7 January 1928, Page 9

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