HEAVY WEATHER

North Otago Times, Volume CI, Issue 13324, 26 July 1915, Page 1

HEAVY WEATHER

FLOODS IN TIIE KING!) COUNTRY, 1 —.;. : r. l . V:. ' j (For Fresi Anoclotion) J ' TE KUITI, July 23, ■ ■ Heavy raiu caused 'the Maugaokewa river to rise to flood level, and portions '' 'of £Jio town are Juundaled,- while tlio •'■ racecourse/is several feet under water, j The. railway . between Tc Kuiti and Otojohaiiga is submerged and traffic held j up,- A slip ou tho lino .is canning great' trouble. 'jPhe'rain lias now ceased, and.; if there is no further fall the line;shoukl be clear - to-morrow. 1 : LATER. . ' • ' TE lIUITI, July 24, The ■ floods are gradually subsiding. Tho Tc Kuiti-Pio Pio road is submerged to a depth of eighth feet in places. Coaclics;■■ lo the out districts arc still Jelayed, No serious damage is re- ■ ported, except slips on many of the roads, ' • . ■ POSITION AT WANOMUI. , EIVER CRAFT DESTROYED. .' . WANGIn'UI, July 23. Last'night, as the river continued to rise; an oil store near the town bridge, placed on a pontoon, was washed away; and the pontoon piled up against the 1 -end of the town wharf-. A few 'tins of. benzine were rescued, but most of it . ivent down, the river. Messrs Ross' launch lauding was also sWept' away, The Upuokongaro ferry boat got adrift this morning, but was taken in tow ■and secured about halfway between the Ariimoho and Dublin street bridges. * One of the.Harbour Board's punls, which- had been moored at Kawiiailuy broke adrift, carrying its moorings .with ' il, It crashed into the railway bridge■ it Aramoho, . 'Nrar-there, Mr E. llinil- : ley niiHlc'a plucky attempt lo secure the limit by-, dropping its anchor. He'put jIT in ii rowing boat, biit'after consideralile effort had to abandon the attempt. The punt was swept out to sea, aiid. this, morning the tug Togo went out to try. iiul secure it-. The punt was seen about live or six miles out early this morning, but up to one o'clock the Togo halt not found it. , » The "Arapa and Stormby'd were to sail last night, but their departure w'us postponed on account of the quantity., of timber coining do\y».' Tli.ree vessels,, the John, the Huia, the Kapiti, .were, waiting'outside the bar for-the current , .to - decrease.- Loading operation's on tlic Delphic were 'abandoned for to.-day, the; lighters, not being able,to c.oino in against the current; y • At Wangaehu a Maori gave warning that a. flood was to take, place during the night,'andjii. consequence all 'stock was removed to the highlands. The Hood tlicro 'reached its height at about two o'clock this morning. By midnight quite a number of families wcro compelled to leave theft. home owing to the rapid rise in. the watei' surrounding ' Railway traffic south of.Wanga- 'j iiui, which was suspended, is no,w. nor- « 'iiiil again. , f