Flooded Rivers.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LVI, Issue 8710, 19 March 1907, Page 5

Flooded Rivers.

Railway Communication Blocked

(By Telegraph — Press Asscciitum.)

CARTERTON, This Day

Heavy rain contimied yesterelay and last night. The Kaipatangata ami Maungatarera streams ewerfloAved, flooding low lands at Dalefield. The Runmahanga riven' is higher than it has been since 18i)i5, Avheu bridges Avere Avashed a,Avay at Gladstone and Kokotau. It is feared that the rains of last night Avill cause it to rise higher. JThe Waiohine and WaingaAva rivers, though high, have not OA-erfloAved. Last night the late goods trains were blocked in the south by a slip botAveeu the Summit and Raitoke, and in the north by a slip between Mauriceville and Mangamalioe. This morning the Wellington mail train was, stuck up at Kaitoke. Communication is still e;ut off in the north. WOODVILLE, This Day. After forty-eight hours' steady rain, all the rivers in this district are in heavy flood, the whole of the loavlying country round Weioelville being under water. Tho Masterton re>ad is uuder Avater for nearly a mile. No very serious damage has been reported, though the approaches to several small bridges have been Avashed away. Rain ceased this morning, but the Aveather still very gleioniy. So far raihvay communication Avith Wairarapa .only is interrupted. WANGANUI, Last Night, HeaA-y rain is still falling, aud there is every present.indication that it Avill continue for some time.