NEW GUINEA ’QUAKES

Grey River Argus, 16 January 1941, Page 9

NEW GUINEA ’QUAKES

Landslides Block Roads SEVERE AND PROLONGED SHOCK. SYDNEY, January 15. Rabaul residents rushed from their homes early yesterday morning, when one of the severest earthquakes they have experiencd shook the town. Many people prepared to evacuate the town, but the chief road was completely blocked by landslides. A number of houses collapsed, and damage to household goods were extensive. No casualties are reported. Shocks continued, with decreasing intensity, throughout the day. The Administrator of New Guinea telegraphed that landslides, which began in the morning, continued in the afternoon, when houses were collapsing at Kerevat, Toma, and on the north coast of New Britain. Damage is severe on the Gazelle Peninsula, but moderate at Kieta, and slight at Wau.