Philippine Floods
MANILA, Fri.—Floods submerged 25 towns in the Bulacan and Pampanga provinces in the north of Manila when the Angat and Pampanga rivers broke their banks following a series of downpours in the past few days.
Four persons are reported to have been drowned.
The damage to farms, public works and communications is estimated at £1,500,000.
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Northern Advocate, 28 August 1948, Page 4
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