HEAVY FLOODS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7663, 25 June 1896, Page 2

HEAVY FLOODS.

1 Napier, to-day. The rain which set in on Tuesday continues unabated. All the rivers in the. district are in a high state of flood, and a ■' . considerable portion of the low lying lands are under water. There ia a very heavy sea in the bay. Later. — Reports from country districts show that much low-lying land is completely submerged by flood water. The river broke its bank near Kitto'a, and there is three feeb of water on the Omaha road, the tops of fences being just visible in placea. The' river at Tomoana is in a severe state of flood, and the river is so high that part of the road to Papakura is quite submerged, and all the country to the west is like'a vast shining lake dotted about with tops of trees. The railway ' bridge there is Burrounded by floating timber. The river at Whakatu bridge is nearly bank high. Towards West .Clive there is a great quantity of water, but it is not at present thought to involve any danger to the inhabi- . tants, as the river outlets are good. Ad' Clive bridge, however, the water iB about . two feet from the platform, and scarcely ■ »Dy object is visible to mark the difference between the river and the paddocks near. At noon there were signs of the weather breaking. Auckland, to-dsy. There is a serious flood in the Ohinemuti river. Faeroa township is inundated, and business is suspended. The water rose almost level with the largo bridge. The wharves in the lower township are submerged. Considerable damage- has been, done along the river in the up-country" -- districts. Nearly all the bridges have been swept away. Communication with Waihi.. by road is completely cut off. - All the . coaches have been prevented from reaching their destinations. "'. A man named Charlea Brown, caretaker of the New Zealand and Crown mines tramway and water-rave fell into the river, and _, was carried, away by the torreut and,.*drpwned, ..