LITTLE RIVER FLOOD
THE SITUATION EASIER SERIOUS DAMAGE DONE BAILWAY SERVICE RESUMED. CHRISTCHURCH, May 8. To-day Little River appears to have escaped the prospect of another flooding. The rain has eased off and Lake Forsyth, which rose threateningly last evening, has subsided. At the same rime the danger has by no means passed. Service cars cannot get through as there is 12 feet of water on the road near Caton’s Bay, but the railway service has been resumed. The total flood damage in Banks Peninsula is estimated at £25,000, including the cost of new bridges, new culverts, Repairs to roads and fences, and damage to farms, which have been stripped of fertile ’ soil. In addition there is the railway damage. Local bodies are faced with the serious problem of restoring communication and will need to raise a large sum of money promptly.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 77, Issue 108, 9 May 1934, Page 8
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142LITTLE RIVER FLOOD Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 77, Issue 108, 9 May 1934, Page 8
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