FLOODS IN CHRISTCHURCH
AVON AND HEATHCOTE OVERFLOW (By Telegraph—Press Association) CHRISTCHURCH, 17th Juno. Parts of ' New Brighton, Sumner, Mount Pleasant and Opawa were flooded this afternoon when tile Avon and the Ilealhcole rivers, swollen by abnormally high tides and backed up by continuous easterlies, overflowed their banks and crept over the roads. Bexley (New Brighton) district suffered most, several small holdings being completely covered with water which crept up to the verandahs of houses, but did not flow over the floors. Residents express anxiety as to the result of to-morrow morning’s high tide, and some intend to remain on watch all night to protect their properties as far as possible.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 18 June 1932, Page 2
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