Heavy Rain.

Opunake Times, Volume VI, Issue 259, 2 March 1897, Page 2

Heavy Rain.

All the rivers and creeks were in high flood on Saturday as a result of the phenomenally heavy rain on Friday night. The supports were washed away from the Mangahume bridge and made it dangerous for traffic. Mr McHannigan was busy all day Saturday getting material out to fix it up. Several culverts were washed away at diflerent points along the road, and we hear the New Plymouth coach was delayed in consequence in reaching its destination.

The Post Office creek, which runs through the town, was very high, aud was running over King Street, the bridge culvert there being far too small to take the water. The Waiaua river was also in high flood, and carried away a further portion of the bank at the bottom of King Street. Judgiug by the way the river is gaining on the land there seems every probability that in the near future, if something be not done to protect the bank or the river course turned, it will cut right through the lower lying part of the town. It is a serious thing for property-holders at t ie lower end of King Street, as it has already materially reduced the value of their properties, and should it break through it would make them practically valueless, as once rivers change their course there is no saying where they will stop.