RAIN DELUGE

Hokitika Guardian, 9 July 1934, Page 4

RAIN DELUGE

AUCKLAND FLOOD CONDITIONS (Per Press 'Association — Uopynuni.j ■ AUCKLAND, July 8. ’

A night of heavy l rain;- W(hich: almost assumed the intensity of a bloudburst, produced flood conditions' to-dav ip maiiy. of the Auckland streets there was' a depth of four feet of . water in Wilding Avenue, sdme of the street gates being almost completely submerged. ■ “ • ’7”-

Fortunately all of the houses there are built ; on raised - ground, /and; al- " though ; in 1 1wb- .or three casesthe water completely 'surrounded trip building, it*'whs 1 not up to thm fldorrleyel,; and ..no ‘damage -w!as,caused. As'tjhere is only one exit from the’ Street,V tli© residents from the 'far end could, leave only ;by climbing over flic fences, Thom section to section.” ; ’ ■ ’ r, . One -of the heaviest; floods eVery ex*': perienced in- Whangarei occurred parly this morning, 'resulting, in,the flooding of several business premises, arid causing considerable* damage.'The rbin;.began falling early’ yesterday morning,' and fell steadily all day,' increasing to a torrential downpour‘last- night. The depth'of water iu the business premises ranged from I 'Six inches'to eight inohes.' In one instance the 'water SvasVfivo feet deep in a storeroom, and the dam- '* ago. there -was assessed at £400; My* : Whangarei Dairy Company lost.'.Bov toils of coiVl, which was' - sta eked out- ■ side its factory and was washed; iaw'ay. Several residences were flooded, and the occupants 'had' to leave the hohses last night. ~