RECORD RAINSTORM.
SOUTHERLY GALE AND HIGH TIDES. NORTH CANTERBURY UNDER FLOOD. SOUTH ISLAND ISOLATED. A record for over twenty years was established by the rainfall for the twenty-four hours ended at 9.30 a.m. to-day. The fall was 3.396 in, which was the greatest since the magnetic observatory was established in 1903. The previous record, curiously enough, was on January 26 of this year, 3.227 in. Telegraphic ccmmunicat&on with the North Island was completely cut off this morning', even the West Coast route being out of action. The railway service in North Canterbury was completely disorganised beyond Rangiora, owing to slips and wash-outs, while there was a dislocation on the West Coast line. Considerable surface flooding occurred in the City and suburbs, but the damage was not extensive. The high tide at Brighton put new works on the beach under a heavy storm, but little damage was done. One of the most unusual features of the rainstorm was an outbreak of fire in Unwood, caused by flood water reaching a quantity of unslaked lime. (LATER DETAILS OF FLOODS ON INSIDE PAGES).
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17034, 7 May 1923, Page 1
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180RECORD RAINSTORM. Star (Christchurch), Issue 17034, 7 May 1923, Page 1
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