FLOODS IN ENGLAND.
RIVERS FALLING. (British Official Wireless.) RUGSY, Jan. 5. Many rivers which have overflown their banks are now subsiding, and yesterday there was a marked fall in the levels of the rivers of the Ouse, Nene, Wey and Lea, with an easing of the hardships of residents in towns along their banks.
The situation in many parts is, however, still serious. In the valley of the Thames the crest of the floods ha s not yet reached the low areas and the wide expanse under water was further extended last night. Near the source of the river, however, the levels have .fallen and, unless there is a further heavy thaw in the Cotswolds, or heavy rains are experienced, a continued improvement may now be looked for between Reading and Maidenhead. The width of the Thame® varies from 200 yard® to at least two miles in some of the lower reaches.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 7 January 1928, Page 5
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