COLLAPSE OF A DAM.
GERMAN VILLAGE WIPED OUT
[PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT. ] Berlin, Jan. 11
The Kosslen dam between the Baltic Sea and Bukow Lake burst in three places. The villiags of Damkerort was overwhelmed and a hundred persons are. missine;. EXTEXT OF THE DISASTER. (Received 12, 9.30 a.m.) Berlin, Jan. 11. A telescope shows that only the roofs of the flooded village of Damkeroiit are visible. Troops and bluejackets are hastening to the rescue. The flood has cut off other villages. Xent, a fishing village is under water. Many buildings in Dantzig district have been washed away. MEUSE AXD SEXXE IN FLOOD. (Received 12, 9.30 a.m.) Brussels, Jan. 11. The Senna has overflower its banks, and floods in the Meuse Valley have caused great damage, and stopped work in many factories and quarries.
MEUSE AND SENNE IN FLOOD
(Received 12, 9.30 a.m.) Brussels, Jan. 11
The Serine has overflower its banks, and floods in the Meuse Valley have caused great damage, and stopped work in many factories and nuniries.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume III, Issue 326, 12 January 1914, Page 5
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