FLOODS IN INDIA
LUCKNOW, August 22 (Rec. 1 p.m.).—Nearly 500 villages in the United Provinces are under waiter as a result of floods after heavy rains. The river Ganges and three of its tributaries are in spate. The water level is now only three feet below the danger* level in some places. Considerable damage to crops and property is reported and the Government is evacuating people in boats.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 23 August 1949, Page 5
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