EXCEPTIONAL FLOODS
A -SUDDEN THAW. TOWNS UNDER WATER. SERIOUS DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY. Press Association—By 'J'elegrapli—Copyright. V>V.RI.IN, February 6. (Received Eel:-. 7, nl 4.25 p.ni.) ~ Extraordinary Hoods have occurred in Saxony, Thu'ringii, J'.avaria, and the Tyrol, ..wing to the .sudden melting of mows Whole towns are under water, and Ihe railways in many parts of Saxony are intciTupi.ed. Many bridges have been wrecked, and Ihe Laim Valley is a vast lake. The Rhino is expected to reach Ihe danger-point, daily ill Nurembcn,'. AI IVguilz, it rose 12ft in tho niglil, mid ran through ihe streets like a mill slivam. The population of Frankfurt and Banberg are (being to the high ground. At Kissingcn the old town is under water, and three famous saline springs arc Hooded. The Casino is inundated. Tho Danube at Rogensburg rose 10ft in the night, and the .stream is full of household utensils, baUiing-biixcs, and agricultural machinery.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 14442, 8 February 1909, Page 5
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150EXCEPTIONAL FLOODS Otago Daily Times, Issue 14442, 8 February 1909, Page 5
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