SENSATIONAL.
A DAM BURSTS AND DOES yREA'T DAMAGE.
j\je,v v - York, January 28. At least 50 persons were killed by tho bursting of the lower dam ot the South California Water v.ompany it released 11,000,000 gallons into ■•»« Tay Valley which devastated to! ml* 15 miles long by two miles wide. ■*.&> damage is estimated at 1,000,000 dollars. One 'hundred families are out off from. comiiiiumca,tioii, and aro threatened with famine.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/FS19160131.2.13
Bibliographic details
Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 2857, 31 January 1916, Page 3
Word Count
69SENSATIONAL. Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 2857, 31 January 1916, Page 3
Using This Item
Copyright undetermined – untraced rights owner. For advice on reproduction of material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.