A CYCLONE IN HOLLAND

Evening Star, Issue 19698, 27 October 1927, Page 1

A CYCLONE IN HOLLAND

WILL TAKE YEARS TO REPAIR DAKAGE A cyclone ol unusual violence visited Twente, one of the most. lieaiitnul sections of Eastern Holland, on Juno 2, virtually wiping out one ol the picturesque parts of the Netherlands (sl-ates The Hague cm respondent of the ‘San Francisco (In oiucle ’). Mils is the second disaster ol Mie kind known to Holland, the lirsi, occurring about two years ago, "hen a cyclone did extensive damage. Hitherto the natural enemy of the Mutch has been the "tiler, and the light against floods has been a long and trying one. Early on June 2 H began lo rain heavily, and the day mined unusually warm. Walking in the woods one felt as if moving about in .-team. Lain in I,in' afternoon there v. a.- a sudden change in the weather. It cleared m places, while in oilier,- there "as thunder and lightning, and llie lain eaine down in torrent.-. About 4.30 o'clock in the afternoon a queer darkness fell over the village- ol Twentiq with (lashes of light iimg- casting a weiid light over the landscape. Peasants were terror-stricken. ;iini many I bought the Day of Judgment had arrived. Then the skies cleared and Mie cyclone* cloud appearing like a twisted horn could be seen sweeping down upon the count reside. Moine-, lactones, and farms were laid wa-le, Alany were wounded or killed by Hying glass or pieces of limber burled through tho air by the fury oi the storm The tornado lasted some minutes, but during (bat time il did damage it "ill take many years in repair. Survivors, asked if they had been frightened at the approach of the cyclone, replied; “ AVo had no time to be frightenedAlmost at the instant we saw the danger it was upon us and had passed on. ” The whole, country sympathises with the people of the devastated district. Relief measures were taken in till sections of (he Netherlands. The Prince Ouisort left his palace immediately upon receiving the news, and went to the scene and personally assisted in the work of helping the stricken people. The Queen and the Princess followed soon after. Twente is one of the most beautiful parts of East Holland. It was the centre of industry and a region especially known been use of its picturesque walks.