Phenomenal Rain In
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Rarotonga.
From Our Own Correspondent.
Rarotonga, March 27.
Rain commenced last night and con tinued to fall in torrents until noon to day. All the mountain streams came down as “bankers” and overflowed over the flat ground. The flood, in places, was feet deep, and the villages of Avarua, Arorangi and Manihiki were inundated, in places. Stores, garages, cookhouses, fowl-runs and a few dwell ings were swamped out, and much pro perty had to be hurriedly removed. The natives, running about excitedly in the warm, drenching rain, enjoyed them selves hugely.
The sudden rush of waters carried considerable loose property into the lagoon, whence it had to be rescued.