STORMS IN ENGLAND.
FLOOD SITUATION AGGRAVATED. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, December 3. Rain and high winds with gusts between 50 and 60 miles an hour occurred yesterday over the British Isles, the bad weather being due to one of the deepest Atlantic depressions observed for the last 50 years. In the English Channel high seas ran, and the cross-Channel boat -services were maintained with difficulty. Lifeboats from Weymouth to Swanage and two tugs from Portland put out and ships in the Channel altered their courses in answer to an S.O.S. from the steamer Canadian Transporter but a change of wind enbaled her to clear the danger zone. An oil tanker which had lost its rudder in the storm was towed into Falmouth by two Dutch tugs. Fishing fleets and small craft kept to harbour. During the day heavy rains, particularly in the West or England, aggravated the flood situation in many parts as almost all the rivers have now overflowed their banks. The low-lying areas in the upper reaches of the Thames are extensively flooded.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THD19291206.2.114
Bibliographic details
Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18441, 6 December 1929, Page 12
Word Count
175STORMS IN ENGLAND. Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18441, 6 December 1929, Page 12
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Timaru Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.