FLOODS WASH AWAY TARINGAMOTU BRIDGE.
HEAVY RAINS RAISE RIVERS IN NORTH ISLA.. X Per Press Association. TAUMARUNUI, May 3. A tremendous downpour last night caused the rivers to rise rapidly this morning. The Wanganui Rivpr was not greatly affected by flood waters, although running much above normal level, but the Ongarue River was high and carrying much debris, with the result that the Taringamotu Bridge was carried away at eleven o’clock this morning. This means that comniunicar tio'ii “lVorth df Taurharuriut , ‘ by 'road is now cut off. The bridge at the same place was carried away by last year’s floods. The stock bridge at Napier's -farm in Taringamotu Valley was atso washed away. Fortunately, the rain. • ceased about four o’clock this morning, and has held off since. Had the rain continued. the Wanganui would probably have risen to a dangerous height.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17836, 3 May 1926, Page 5
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