FLOODS IN THE SOUTH.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10961, 2 May 1907, Page 2

FLOODS IN THE SOUTH.

(Per Press Association.) , MASTERTON, last night. One of the heaviest Hoods ever known - was experienced here. Rain commenced to fall on Tuesday night and has continued < steadily ever since. 'liie rivers are all i overflowing, and it is feared that a lot of damage will be done and stock drowned. ] In Masterton a portion of Main street is i covered with flood water. In the prin- ] cipal street (Queen street) the lower por- , tion is covered with a foot of water and several shops are flooded out and stock : damaged. The low-lying country is all under water, and some roads are im- , passable through flood water. The Te Nui correspondent of the Wairarapa Age telegraphs tliat the floods in the Te Nui district are the highest ever known. The water liad reached Mr Johnston's store, and was expected to reach a higher point by 7 o'clock to-night, when the tide was full and backed the river up. The situation is very serious. *Settlera are busily engaged in removing all stock to higher levels. Slips and washouts are . frequent along the road between Whatake and Te Nui. Tlie 'mail coach had to return to Carswell's, and the mails were brought to Masterton on horseback. MASTERTON, this ray. The rainfall to 9 o'clock this mormu/j was 2.85 inches. The Tewharau-Flat Point coach ••apsized in the middle of Flat Point creek. The driver and three male passengers had to swim for their lives. The Flat Point mail : bag was lost.; CARTERTON, this day. The heaviest floods since 1892* are i ow running. Three small bridges have been carried -away in Dalefleld district. The Waiohine river has flooded the Maori pa and land on its western side. The Ruamahunga river overflowed its banks at Gladstone, where the -flood waters were high between the two bridges, and down the. valley towards Ahiaruhe. The brothers Gronbe, : travelling from Lohgbush to Carterton,, had to abandon their gig owing to the impassable state of the road. The floods are very bad down the lower Valley. Message, from Kahaufia states that the country is a sea of water. Traffic between Featherston • and Mai*tinborough is interrupted. The protective works at Waingawa and Waiowhine are holding splendidly. WOODVILLLE, this day. It has been raining 30 hours. All lhe rivers in the district are in high flo. d. The Manawatu river has almost rM^hed 'the second level, while all the low lyrng' country round Woodyille is under wa:or. So^ far no damage reported.:/ Th d re .has been, no' interruption to the tain ' service. , '.'/< ; ;v r '' " r PAHIATUA, this day. - Owing to slips on the Pahiatua side of Makuri Gorge, vehicular traffic" is blocked.. The Mangatainoka river is running bank high. The protective viork in the vicinity of Pahiatua borough bridge has been completely submerged PALMERSTON N, this day. , During the 48 hours preceding 9 a.m. this morning 2£ inches of rain has fallen. The Manawatu river is in the highest flood for several years past A big • area of country is flooded, but at present no serious damage is reported. At Fitzberbert ■ bridge, Palmerston, the rise of the river above normal height is fully 20 feet. The railway line between here * and Foxton is submerged at Orowa ' bridge. Trains, are not running to-day. 1 The river overflowed its bank just above ■ Palmerston, but the stop-bank prevented -' "any damage. \ (■■:■■:■■■ ; NAPIER, this day. -, Heavy and .continuous rain has fallen during the past two days, and the rivers are. in high flood. About midnight last : night the Tutaekuri broke 'through the protection bank at Papakura, and a wide j expanse" of country was under _ water, but no serious damage .was reported. The ! weather temporarily .cleared, this morning, but 'at noon was' as bad as ever. [ XXX HASTINGS, this day. , Heavy rain fell throughout yesterday . and/last night, and in consequence the [ rivers are .in high flood, but the j>ro- | tectiVe works prevented- an overflow. . The., weather is still showery. Foods are , not feared. Since Tuesday afternoon <ver i six inches, of rain has fallen.