Torrential Rains
London Deluged
Underground Trains Affected. SOME STRANGE SCENES. SEVERE HAILSTORM. ißy Cable —Press Assn. — Copyright.) (Received 12. 12.10 p.m.) London, July 11. 1 One of the most remarkable thunderstorms in London’s history broke over the Thames Valley this afternoon. Torrential rains came down, and in some places the hailstones piled up until the streets looked as though a snowstorm had passed. The citv of London was in semidarkness in the worst part of the storm. Motor ’buses splashed through the Hoods, and the underground railways were flooded, causing a stoppage of the trains for hours.
In one picture palace in South London, water rushed into the orchestra pit, causing the musicians to beat a hasty retreat. The strangest scenes were seen in the flooded streets. Many women in South London were carried through the floods on the backs of stalwart men. Parents at Isleworth took off their boots and stockings and waded out to bring back the children from schools. A baby in Fulham was found drowned in a basement in four feet of water.—(A. and N.Z.)
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, Issue 177, 12 July 1927, Page 5
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