LANDSLIDE AND FLOOD.
DISASTER IN CHINA
HONGKONG, May 24. Chinese newspapers report a disaster at Eokchang, in the northern part of the Kwangtung province, where, following recf’it rains, h huge landslide occurred in the Kaiman Mountains, overwhelming villages and burying scores of inhabitants. Later a great body of water gushed out of the mountain-side, drowning many persons. Boulders, falling into the river, capsized boats. The total loss of life is in the vicinity of 250.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 149, 25 May 1934, Page 7
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75LANDSLIDE AND FLOOD. Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 149, 25 May 1934, Page 7
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