MANY DEATHS.
AND HEAVY DAMAGE.
Avalanche Sweeps French Village. SECOND SINCE FRIDAY. United Press Association.—Copyright. (Received 11 a.m.) TOULOUSE, March 26. A fresh avalanche has swept the village of Bareges. Residents on the outskirts lowered 40 villagers to safety from top storeys. Additional casualties are unknown. The damage is estimated at £20,000. Skiers are taking food to isolated workmen. The bodies of 13 victims of the first avalanche, which occurred last Friday, have been recovered.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 72, 27 March 1939, Page 9
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75MANY DEATHS. Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 72, 27 March 1939, Page 9
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