FLOOD IN AUCKLAND.
COOKS KNEEJ-DEEP IN WATER
*tUC BDAMAGE IN SHOPS
(Per Press Association.)
AUCKLAND, this a a y . :A, torrential downpour of. rain this morning flooded Queen street, the water flowing .over the kerbs up to the building line m many places.. Many cellars were flooded, some as much as 4ft. deep. A good deal of damage was done to goods below the street level m various shops. Nearly all the hotels and restaurants m the lower part of the city suffered severely. In numerous instances the fires were extinguished. The cooks worked knee-deep m water m various places, including half-a-dozen leading hotels, m preparing the midday meal. The downpour lasted about an hour, and was followed by a steady drizzle.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 12478, 10 June 1911, Page 5
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