EAST COAST STORM

Grey River Argus, 18 April 1925, Page 5

EAST COAST STORM

DAMAGE IN (WN Tklißl liY. L’IIBISTCHIRGH, April 17 Tho storm is still raging although the wind has abated slightly. The ferry steamer encountered huge seas south of Cape ('ampbell, ami sonic of the four hundred ]>asson<»ers had a bad time. Although, the vessel slowed down, she arrived at 'J.3O a.m. The storm damages include a fall of 200 tons of clav on lhe Dvtteltoni ■ Sumner road. | Christchurch escaped heavy dama”* 1 . but at ■’one place in Ferry Road, near Mannings Brewery, the. waler is a foot deep over the footpath. Railway communication with Little River is now cut off by floods. The rain fall for the twenty-four hours <‘iidi>ig 9.30 a.m. to-day, \was 1.711. n re«'<>rd for Canterbury. LITTLE RIVER INUNDATED PEOPLE FORCED OFT OF HOUSED CHRISTCHURCH, April- 17. People have been driven from tl'cl” homes by the flood water at Lit .’■* River, and stock have been lost, although as to what, extent no information is yet available. Water t) a depth of nearly four foot covers th? entire township, and in the lower lyin" parts it is still deeper, and the residents have been compelled to take refuse in id her parts of the town. Porced out of his home bv th'- en- ! eroachin" waters, the local constable has taken refuse iu the Courthouse, with his family, and the local Doctor has thrown his house open to those in need of accommodation. Two bridges in tin 1 township nave boon washed away. Throughout the district pianos and other furniture have been placed upon tables, and the outlook generally is dreary. 'l’he railway yards, in <‘omma». with the rest of the iown, ar* under water, and n 0 train left this morning. Cars are unable to get through, or to travel along tiny of the streets. The people, ■whose houses arc in v’.<? most affected area are being rescued iu horse drays, ami taken to higher parts. During the 24 hours ■■ ndiug at 9 a.m. inches of rain had fallen THE BAIN STOPS IN CHRISTCHURCH. (•TIRTSTCHURLTT, Apr! 17. The rain ceased just before .i o’clock this afternoon, but tho wen*her remains threatening. The water .s made a good escape iu most cases, although a few areas arc still flooded. The rivers are running high, but have not overflown their banks. The Peninsular is cut off, owing to lhe flood at Little River, and slips on the Hill road. About two hundred tons of clay fell on the Sumner-Lyttel-ton road, and at the port some damage was done through water entering the establishments. A retaining wall collapsed in Cressey Terrace, and now lies in the middle of the road. The telephone service in the city was faulty today, owing to water pcrctrating the underground cables, and some portions of the city were without electric power owing to a tree falling* across a feeder line. In the country, little or no damage was caused, the rain being welcomed, as the ground was iu need of a thorough soaking.