EARTHQUAKES IN ITALY
TUSCANY SUFFERS MOST. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. ROME, June 39. ■A severe earthquake occurred over a wide area in the Bologna and Florence regions. Entire villages were destroyed, and many people were killed, notably at Chita Vecchia. The cathedral at Borgo San Lorenzo (19 miles north-east of Florence) was wrecked. Router's Telegrams. ROME, June 30. The earthquakes in the Bologna and Florence districts lasted for a period of 14 hours. There were 30 shocks. Reports of great damage are multiplying. Several railway stations wore wrecked, many villages were wiped out, 150 people were killed, and thousands are homoloss. EIGHTY-FOUR SHOCKS. ROME, July 1. ■ (Received July 2, at 10.25 a.m.) The earthquake was the most violent experienced in Toscany since 1895." There were 84 concussions. Hundreds of dead bodies have been recovered, but scores of others ax® buried. The telephone, telegraph, and railway services are dislocated.
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Evening Star, Issue 17085, 2 July 1919, Page 6
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