ISLAND DISASTER.
j IN THE CANARIES. I erribk Hurricane. (Received Junmiry 19 at 8.40 p.m.) (Reuter.) MADRID, January IS. Several pA-rsons wiie seriously injured, anil hundreds were made homeless as Ihe rcsul! of a hurricane breaking o\vi - the Canary Islands. A’-cordin'.’; Io messages from Las Palmas, a deluge of rain swelled the moi.ntaiii lurrcnG. The bridges, roads and liamways were swept away. Several villages were ’fest roy ed, and l.'annna plantations were devastated, including One which lately was sold for one million pesetas. JI was obliterated by the in running sea. Las Palmas town is a desolate sightA number of houses collapsed. AVhob? streets ln«\t* fallen ill Even th" cemeteries wuiv ■wrecked, cultins being torn out. BRITISH SNOW STORMS. LONDON. January IS. A snowstorm lasting twelve hours covered |h e South Coast, with a depth of twelve to twenty inches.
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Grey River Argus, 20 January 1926, Page 5
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140ISLAND DISASTER. Grey River Argus, 20 January 1926, Page 5
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