STORM OVER LONDON.
WORST IN LIVING MEMORY. FORTY FIRE CALLS. [By Electric Cable- —Copyright]. [Aust. and N.Z. Cable Association.] LONDON, July 10. The greatest thunderstorm in living memory raged over London for seven hours from midnight. Over fifty lightning flashes per minute were recorded, and two and a half inches of rain fell. Scores of houses were struck. Mr Justice Russell's house at Walton was struck twice and was burned down. Three thousand telephone lines were put out of action, and many continental trunk lines were interrupted. The City Fire Brigade responded to forty calls. No loss of life, has been reported.
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Manawatu Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 2694, 12 July 1923, Page 5
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102STORM OVER LONDON. Manawatu Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 2694, 12 July 1923, Page 5
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