Blizzard and flood of 1863
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blizzard-and-flood-of-1863-168-16761715
title:
Blizzard and flood of 1863
text:
The blizzard and flood of 1863 was a series of consecutive natural disasters in Central Otago in New Zealand's South Island. In the early 1860s the area was in the midst of a gold rush. From July to August 1863 the gold fields suffered from a combination of floods, snowstorms, and blizzards that caused heavy loss of life among the gold miners. At least 40 died during the July rains and more than 11 in the August snows. Sources using the earliest reports of loss of life tend to greatly overstate
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encyclopedia
description:
Series of consecutive natural disasters in Central Otago, New Zealand
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blizzard_and_flood_of_1863
date created:
2015-05-27T22:04:49Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T07:49:11Z
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fields total:
13
integrity:
16