50 REPORTED DEAD, 15,000 HOMELESS
(Rec- 10 p.m.) CARACAS (Venezuela), Nov. 5.
Fifty persons are reported dead, more than 200 Injured, and about 15,000 homeless after the Guaira river suddenly overflowed in the Petare region, 20 miles from Caracas, after heavy rains. The property damage is estimated to be about 2,000,000 dollars.
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Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25954, 7 November 1949, Page 7
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