QUETTA 'QUAKE
AEEA OF DAMAGE
EVACUATION OF SURVIVORS
(British Official Wireless.) (Received June 8, 2 p.m.)
RUGBY, June 7.
Official messages state that the range of the Quetta earthquake is estimated as having been 130 miles long and 20 miles broad . The total death-roll, including that of Quetta and neighbouring villages, is probably in excess of 40,000. The number of destitute refugees is estimated at not less than 15,000. Supplies of food and medical comforts at Quetta are now adequate. The evacuation of British and Indian survivors continues with all possible speed.
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Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 134, 8 June 1935, Page 10
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92QUETTA 'QUAKE Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 134, 8 June 1935, Page 10
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