FLOODS IN BRITAIN
THE SITUATION MUCH BETTER I British Official Wireless. ] RUGBY, March 17. Although the danger has completely passed, the flood situation in the fen land shows a distinct improvement. There was last night, as the result of the combination of high, tides and further heavy rain, a period of ac <te anxiety, and people living in several villages were ordered to higher ground, and over a wide area the inhabitants were told to stand by in preparation for evacuation. Welney Wash for 20 miles of its length was under water, which stood seven feet deep across the road from Ely to Wisbech. Hundreds of men were engaged in strengthening the defences, and everywhere else every point of importance was maintained. The wind and the rain ceased at about midnight and the tide began to fall.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 66, 19 March 1937, Page 7
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