BAD WEATHER
FOR BRITISH HARVESTING CLOUD BURSTS, GALES AND FLOODS. CROPS ROTTED AND RUINED. (British Official Wireless.; (Received 1, 10.50 a.m.) London, Sept. 30. An equinocial gale swept Great Britain, and storms, accompanied In places by cloudbursts, resulting in renewed hoods, are reported from all parts of the country. in many places the crops are already badly rotted and practically ruined. Thousands of head of poultry have been drowned. Many roads have been submerged and traffic, including a number of motor bus services, have been interrupted. The railway near Carlisle was temporarily blocked owing to a slight landslide caused by the rain. Many vessels were forced into the harbour for shelter. Heavy seas broke over the promenades of south coast resorts.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 1 October 1927, Page 5
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121BAD WEATHER Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 1 October 1927, Page 5
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