STORM IN SWITZERLAND.
TRAIN EMBEDDED IN MUD. CLOUDBURST DOES DAMAGE. BY CABLE-PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT GENEVA, August 3. The “Daily Mail” correspqndent reports a great storm throughout -Switzerland, accompanied by a terrific cloudburst in the Territet mountain district, which played havoc with buildings and vineyards. The streams became roaring torrents and damaged a railway train leaving Montroux station. The train was embedded in mud. The stream invaded the Hotel RicheLeu at Montroux. where preparations were in progress for a banquet. The waitresses had just escaped when tne water rushed in, covering the piano and furniture with mud and rocks.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 5 August 1927, Page 5
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97STORM IN SWITZERLAND. Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 5 August 1927, Page 5
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