THE FLOODS.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1938, 20 August 1886, Page 2

THE FLOODS.

(TER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION) Dunedin, Aug. 19,

Rain cas-M about ll o’clock last night. The weather Is now clearing. No important damage has been done by the floods, except to flic Littleriver Railway, a portion of which was washed away. It will take a week to repair, O.IMARU, August 18.

Railway communication with Dunedin is entirely suspended, owing to a slip sou'll of IMuierstou. The authorities here have despatched a special train to Chiistehuich in place of the expross. Communication on tho Ngapar.a ami Kuroiv branch lines i. ; : still open, though the water is reported up the rails in several p'accs. it is still raining heavy. BREACH IN TIIF O.UIAEU BRES.Iv WATER. Oam.uui, Aug. 19. 12 51 p.m. It is still raining an 1 there is no sign of stopping Railway communication uilti the Dmth ii suspended, The morn, ing train is unabli (• i reach the Waitaki river owing to the flooded state of the hue, On the south line there is no cam. muuication much beyond Hampden, though it is liop .-d tho slips will he remove i to-Dy. The railway bridge over the Micrewhenua liver at Duntrcoi on the lvurnw lias been p r*!y envied away, stopping communication on that line. It is possible that tho bridge may eollap-o allege her, and iu any ease the repiir.s will entail heavy expense*,and traffic will be suspended for some time. On tho Xgapir.a branch line communication is still open. Init in places the water is up t-> the rails. The sot last n gilt, which war the lioiviosf known hare for in my years, caused a breach in Ihe lore ik water. Two blocks forming the top of the foundation were iliivcn in. hut the monolith remains in position. The damage is not of a serious n dure, and as the sea is m id 'rating it is hoped tin further injury will be occasioned.