River Threatens to Flood Township
FATHERS CARRIED TO SAFETY IN SPRING DRAY Per Press Association. W AIM ATE, Last Night. Following an extended drought, with stock in various parts of the district .it starvation point, almost unprecedentedly heavy rain, totalling variously from two to five inches, fell in four days, a record being established in the town with 3-15 points for the 24 hours. Bone dry last night, the Waimale creek bed was a raging torrent this morning, and several residents in the vicinity were removed with the aid of a spring dray, the waters menacing their houses. Two cars struck trouble in this eicek during the night, and one is there now, wheels upward. Road and bridge damage is general in. the northern end of the county, many bridges on the back roads being down already, while others are threatened.
The Hook river is the highest for 30 years, and the Makikihi river threatens to flood the township.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 6789, 22 February 1932, Page 7
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159River Threatens to Flood Township Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 6789, 22 February 1932, Page 7
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