FLOOR COLLAPSES.
TRAGIC WEDDING FESTIVAL. CAIRO, October 25. Wedding celebrations were in progress at Girga, Upper Egypt, when the second tloor of the building, which was packed with women, collapsed on the festive gathering of men below. Fourteen people were killed, including the bride. Many were injured. The sexes were celebrating separately in accordance with the Moslem custom.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 254, 26 October 1932, Page 7
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