VIOLENT STORMS IN ENGLAND
MANY HOUSES STRUCK IJY LIGHTNING London streets flooded r,u! i i.~» ■ i or i im wii: t. > RUGBY, July 2-1. There were violent thunderstorms with torrents of rain in many parts of England to-day. London suffered a deluge, and so did Leeds. In London and southern suburbs dozens of houses were struck by lightning, and a fire wa.s started on Hammersmith Bridge when the cables underneath the bridge fused. A fire brigade put out the flames. Many road.-:, including some streets m centra! London, were for a lime inches deep in water, arid several suburban train services were held up. The storms caused r.o direct casualties, although two youth. l were killed in tratlic accidents attributable to the weather
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Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21226, 26 July 1934, Page 11
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