THE CANARY ISLANDS.
A TERRIFYING STORM. ( MANY PEOPLE KILLED. : I MADRID, January 20. Reports from Las Palmas describe the terrifying character of the storm and hurricane at the Canary Islands. The disturbance lasted for three days. There was not a single house which was not damaged. Six bodies have so far been discovered, but the actual number of victims and the extent of the damage on the rest of the islands is not known. — (Reuter.) A cablegram from Madrid said: Several persons were seriously injured and many rendered homeless as the result of a hurricane which broke over the Canary Islands. According to messages from La 3 Palmas, a deluge of rain swelled the mountain torrents, and , bridges, roads, and tramways were swept away. Several villages were destroyed. Banana plantations were devastated, including one which had lately been sold for a large sum. This was obliterated by the in-running sea. Las Palmas town is a desolate sight. A number of houses have collapsed, and whole streets have fallen in. Even the cemeteries were wrecked, and coffins were torn out of the graves.
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Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 17, 21 January 1926, Page 7
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