STRANGE EFFECTS
PHENOMENAL DOWNPOUR SIN. OF RAIN IN TWO HOURS (Special to Times.) GREYMOUTH, Tuesday An extraordinary cloudburst in which five inches jo f rain fell in two hours produced unusual effects at Otira last evening. ! The. bed of the Otira River at the new traffic bridge was raised between Bft. and 10ft. At Goat Creek, boulders hurtled downstream from the gorge, roaring like thunder. Thousands of ! stones were brought down and the river level reached Ihe bridge railings. Large wash-outs and slips occurred in the district. 17ie main road through Otira was transformed into a river course and much property was flooded.
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Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20425, 16 February 1938, Page 8
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