SEVERE STORMS NEAR LONDON
— THREE KILLED BY LIGHTNING MANY !IL'll.Dl\(iS I) A.MA GE'IJ (HiUTlrtfl omcui. tVUiELBSS.) (Received June 26', 8.20 p.m.) RUGBY, June 25. Severe thunderstorms broke over London and southern England this afternoon. Three persons were killed by lightning, including a golfer at Manchester. Many buildings were damaged over a wide area near London, and other damage was done by heavy hail and rain. The temperature, which reached 85 degrees, the highest point this year, fell 10 degrees in a few minutes. Airmen approaching London this afternoon reported 14 storms breaking over the metropolitan area.
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Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21510, 27 June 1935, Page 11
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SEVERE STORMS NEAR LONDON
Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21510, 27 June 1935, Page 11
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