The 1953 flooding of the Manawatu and Oroua River was one of the worst on record for the area. This photograph shows a car on a flooded road near Bourke's Drain during the Rangiotu Flood. The photograph was taken from the Main Road looking towards Palmerston North.

Car on Flooded Road, Rangiotu Flood
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Digitisation ID
- 2014P_IMCA-DigitalMaster_009483
- Title
- Car on Flooded Road, Rangiotu Flood
- Held In
- IMCA Digital Archive
Creation
- Created By
- J Moore
- Place
- Manawatu
- Date
- February 1953
Object rights
- Credit Line
- Palmerston North City Library
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