EARTHQUAKE DEAD MAY REACH 30,000.
CHILE DISASTER.
Most Bodies Still Buried Under Tons of Debris.
WIDESPREAD SUFFERING. Independent Cable Service. (Received 1.30 p.m.) SANTIAGO, January 29. Newspapers estimate that the Chilian earthquake dead will number at least 30,000, and the injured 60,000. Most bodies are still buried under tons of debris, constituting n grave menace to health. Polluted water and food shortage are causing widespread illness and suffering. Torrential rains hampered rescue work and added tn the misery of refugees. '1 lie authorities have ordered the evacuation of ik-vasttitod cities. Kuins are being dynamited and set on lire tu prevent epidemics. The earthquake struck suddenly without the usual tremors.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 24, 30 January 1939, Page 7
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109EARTHQUAKE DEAD MAY REACH 30,000. Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 24, 30 January 1939, Page 7
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