STORM IN LONDON.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXII, Issue LXII, 31 July 1911, Page 5

STORM IN LONDON.

TUBES FLOODED—TRAFFIC SUS-

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LONDON, July 30

An extraordinary storm*occurred in London. A sudden squall and wind arose, having a velocity of 54 miles. An inch, of rain fell in a quarter of an hour, and hailstones half an inch in diameter cut through umbrellas.

The tube railways were, flooded, and traffic was suspended.

The thermometer dropped to 22 from 87 degrees in 15 minutes.

At the Costers' Market in Farringdon road stalls were overturned, and fruit, books and flowers whirled in the air.

The wind struck two tents, at Epping Forest, burying six hundred Sunday School children, who were holding their annual treat. There was a terrible panic. Holes were cut in the canvas to enable the children to escape.