STORM IN CANTERBURY

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12116, 18 April 1925, Page 11

STORM IN CANTERBURY

LITTLE RIVER UNDER WATER.

RESIDENTS FLOODED OUT. Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, April 17. ! The rain ceased just before 5 o’clock this afternoon, but the weather remains threatening. The water has made a good escape in most cases, though a few areas are still flooded. The rivers are naming high, but have not overflowed. Banks Peninsula is cut off owing to a flood at Little River and slips on the hill roads. About 200 tons of clay fell on the Sumner-Lyttelton road, and at the Port some damage was done through water entering establishments. A retaining wall collapsed in Cressey terrace, and now, lies in the middle of the road. The telephone service in the city was faulty to-day owing to water penetrating the underground cables, and some portions of the city were without electric power owing to trees falling across the feeder lines. In the country little or no damage was caused, the rain being welcomed as the uround was in of a thorough soaking. ' The rainfall for the 24 hours ending 9.30 a.m.. was 4.711 inches, a record for Canterbury. RESCUED IN DRAYS People being driven from their homes bv flood water at Little River, and stock haa been lost, although to what extent information is not available. Water to a depth of nearly four feet covers the entire township. In the lower lying parts it is still deeper, and residents have been compelled to take refuge in other parts of the town. Two bridges in the township have been washed away. The radway yards, in common with the rest of the town, are under water, and no train left this morning. People whose houses are in the most affected area are being rescued in horse drays and taken to higher parts.