By Saturday last the low-lying districts of Norwich were practically
clear of water, and the situation was improved by a fine week-end. The extent of the damage done in the county was revealed in the report presented to the County Council on Saturday by the County Surveyor. Upwards of fifty bridges have been damaged or destroyed in the Eastern division of the county, and the cost of repair is estimated at £15,800, while £12,000 at least will be needed to restore the roads. Months must elapse before the roads and bridges are all repaired or rebuilt, and the Chairman of the Norfolk County Council calls attention in Wednesday's Times to the needs of the rural district where the losses of farmers, small- holders, and cottage people are far greater in the aggregate than those sustained by the townsfolk. Meantime the work of relieving the necessitous poor in Norwich, admirably organized and efficiently carried out, goes on smoothly, and the local fund now exceeds £11,000. The exceptional nature of the disaster, however, has induced the Lord Mayor of Norwich to issue an appeal for assistance to the outside public.
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