DEATHS IN NEPAL.
higher than estimate. every fifth house razed. (United Press Association— Copyright). CALCUTTA, January 2/. Advices from Ivhatmandu, capital ot Nepal, state that the death roll resultin,,. from the earthquake is likely to be higher than was at first estimated in that .State. According to the JJn+isli Envoy, up to January 21, six £y S ate’ thl disaster, 2900 bodies had been recovered m the capital. There were no casualties in the British Legation buildings, which were seriously damaged. Every fifth house appears to have been levelled.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 54, Issue 92, 29 January 1934, Page 5
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