FLOOD IN WANGANUI.
WANGANUI, June 26.
The weather is now clear, after two days of incessant rain, and the water in the river is subsiding. A serious washout occurred yesterday ott Brunswick Hill.- A gang of 20 men was sent out yestei'day afternoon, and the line was cleared at 3 o'clock this morning.
Business people on Taupo ouay had a scare on Satufday night, owing to a false alarm from Pipiriki that the river had risen 4ft ahove the highest flood level. They remained up all night, shifting goods in. cellars and lower floors out of harm's reach. The flood is considerably lower than last year's.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2676, 28 June 1905, Page 54
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106FLOOD IN WANGANUI. Otago Witness, Issue 2676, 28 June 1905, Page 54
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