HEAVY WEATHER IN THE NORTH

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXVII, Issue 7917, 14 June 1902, Page 3

HEAVY WEATHER IN THE NORTH

By Telegraph. Napier. June 14. Tia heavy rain whkh has fallen during tile Swh 43 hours resulted in a flow! which, nnfraa the weather rapidly moderates. 'will r.ni tile great Hood of 1897. Railway traffic between Napier and i> interrupted, a considerable portion of the to submerged. Wellington passengers by the express have been sent to ttutinp by coach via Fernhill. but whether they trill succeed in Retting round is not yet known. Settlers in the Papakirn district are reported to be in a sad plight. nlif NVmtroro bavin;; bum its bivnta and inundated a gnat area of country. Che Mararoa arrivrd this moraine and nar^ preset: in the b:w, bat the probability of tile piwwujers landed is rather remote, i>winij to the mountainous sea rxsnaaiii. Later. Coaches sent via Fernhill to connect *"ith. tiia express train at Ela^tinjs were unnbie t'> set through, and had to return. It was impossible to tender the Maratov, ami she accoTiiinffiy proceeded on, to (V.iborrte. the flood war.er an Awatoto is within n:re inches of the 1837 record, and is still rising. . Morton. Jnne 14. laa heavy rain in this district caused the Ringitiltsi river to be in high flood. Last nuiic temporary bridge at Bulls was washed away, also a low level bridge at jjk-ity l iwefea. The approach to the Otara on the U'uincititi side was washed .way ;icii th* bridge b tow uncroeeabtß t'/r llni'se tmliic.

M.uterton, Jane 13. "• been rriicin; hard in. this district sim'a rhi!rs<l.ir fifrrrn-x>ri. The rivers ore m i (sigh state »f R.-«m|. aod the surrounding c'unrry ;3 tjniier waiter. Sereral bridges lr i It is feared the loss of w >- bif i:ocjirfera.ble, but no definite intormacinn. cc , Slips on the lints'""! of irat'.riceTiUe blocked the railway ""fc, ,m,l passengers hid to wnlk acroes 'jw wp. ihe mail train was delayed some Ocods train traffic was ec'Jfiy impended for the day. A report up-country states that the flood is the jVF**- known for years, but it is tmpos'e to gee very fall information. It is —'■ riic:2i hard. Whilst mfrrng rm.ru to iJ j®i the conch was blocked by slips. The ®-} : - n ":is transferred to packborses, which M hai to swim across a wash-on: Clltf \ru;» *. Carterton, Jane 14. •i the rivers are higher a '!'■ tn4 kwt hrsvy floods. The Innd is ®:.t* inundated, and traffic suspended. }f wis unable to get through, ilojt of the si'xk his been removed; Mr "'nsuiin.f w;m unable to remove 200 sheep hi"-T»es. There are grave fears for Rtlmruhaniri Bridie. Gisbarne, Jtme 14. j H lariu > which had to paes Napier "-rta- ~n ai:i'oant of a, mountain era sea. j}'* 1 -- sivtf no difficulty in working at . Her over-carried jN'aP le r will be returned bv the Te I A."wi. __ Palmexaton North, June 14. . - taaviest flocd experienced for years ® now running in the ilanawatu River, aaj prtwcicaily the waote of tie Hokowahtu fu_d;stri'-t is under water. The settlers are wing reinoved in boats, and it is reported 'lit a ji~j e number of stock have been •trownert. The water in fcbei river is faßy °na iont higher tW «t the disastrous flood ?t Easter, 1897. The town water supply ™* been cut off, the pipta cnrer Rtzherwrrt feftXßg brcim «t> nxidnigirt le*

sight. Several rarrror «Ksapes from drowning are reported, bnt np to the present no loss of life has been heard of. The river is fully thresqoarter? of a mile -wide at tha Fitzherbert Bridge, and is overflowing its banks at Hokc-x.-tta and on the racecourse. It is stiil raining and the river is still rising.