BIG LANDSLIDES

Evening Post, Volume CXXXII, Issue 41, 16 August 1941, Page 10

BIG LANDSLIDES

CORINTH CANAL CLOSED

OTHER ENEMY OBJECTIVES ALSO DAMAGED

R.A.F. NIGHT ATTACKS

(Rec. 12.40 p.m.) RUGBY, August 15. Heavy Royal Air Force attacks have closed the Corinth Canal, according to a Royal Air Force (Middle East) communique, which states: "On the night of August 8-9, and again on the night of August 13-14, bomber aircraft of the Royal Air Force carried out heavy bombing attacks on the Corinth Canal with a view to preventing its use by enemy shipping. Subsequent examination of photographs shows that ocnsiderable landslides were caused on the banks of the canal by bombs, and that these are sufficient to prevent the passage of enemy shipping for some considerable time. "Our aircraft also dropped a number of bombs on the aerodrome at Heraklion, in Crete. ''A force of heavy bombers also attacked Tripoli on the night of August 13-14. Hits were obtained on Government buildings and anti-aircraft gun positions. "Swordfish aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm raided the submarine base at Augusta, in Sicily, on the night of August 13-14. Two hits were observed on the submarine jetty, and a large fire broke out on the quay. "Other Swordfish aircraft bombed barrack blocks at Syracuse, starting a fire which spread over a large area and caused two explosions. In the course