The Wairau and other rivers were unusually high.

Blenheim was troubled with a flood on the 28th April, resulting mainly from the long southerly weather experienced there.

The rivers on the south side of the plain were already swollen and rising.

The greater part of Blenheim was under water. For the second Sunday in a row it was impossible to hold services in several churches.

Rain over a few days caused the Wai-iti River to flood.

Serious damage was done to the approach of the Wai-iti bridge, stopping communication between Foxhill and Nelson. Pretty Birdge, between Foxhill and Wagstaff's was washed away.

The river broke through Gibbs' orchard and did considerable damage.

Heavy floods occurred in all the southern Canterbury rivers.

The Opihi protective works were wahsed away and the farms on the South River were flooded, with stacks, etc. washed away.

The water was around Woodsworth's Accommodation House.

The south appraoch to the Opihi bridge and two pieces of the bridge were washed away.

A butcher was washed out of his trap while crossing the Temuka on the 27th, and the horse was drowned and the trap smashed.

A man was drowned on the 28th while attempting to cross the Temuka by the suspension bridge.

The Temuka township was under water.

Road communication was stopped for three days.

The Waihi River was half a mile wide on the Geraldine Road.