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Otago Daily Times, Issue 9347, 11 February 1892, Page 2

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n ,.. .„ ' Oamaeu, February 10. Details of the damages caused by the floods are-coming to hand. The first man throueh from Kurow reports terrible ravages in that district. Tons of grain was destroyed. The bridges at Wharekuri, Awakino, Oteake, and Otekaike are down, as well as those at Kurow and Duntroon. The railway is badly damaged m several places on the Kurow line, mlny farms being submerged. The Maerewhemia river is still rising. At dark last night several settlers had narrow escapes from drowning, and were rescued from their houses by ropes It is reported that a man has been lost on the-ranges above Kurow. The police are inquiring.

The man reported to have been drowned at Kakanui has turned up. • The weather is now fine, with a brisk breeze. Ashbcrton, February 10 c Saturday was the only fine day we have had for a week. Rain set in last Thursday morning and continued till Saturday morning, and began again on Saturday night. Heavy rain fell, all Sunday, with a driving south-west wind. It has rained at intervals ever since The county grows about one-third part of the colony's wheat yield, and only from 20 to 25 per cent, is in stack, all the rest being in stook or standing. The grain is sprouted badly everywhere, not only, in the stook, but the standing com as well. Harvest operations, which were in full swing hist week, were completely suspended, and hundreds of men are about town idle. The results of the storm are most disastrous to farmers unless favourable weather follows from now. In the latter care the depreciation will be about 4dper bushel on the unsecured crop. The sky still looks watery and unsettled, although the weather is fair and the temperature high. There are no floods in the rivers nor any damage to the roads, &c. Christchuhch, February 10. The weather continues dull, with occasional showers.