Native Girls Buried When Wall Falls
LISBON. Sun. (11 a.m.L—At least 18 native girls were buried alive today when the wall of the Roman Catholic mission of Michel Archangel at. Lourenco Marques. Portuguese East Africa, caved in on them. Several other girls are missing. The rescuers recovered 11 bodies this afternoon and saw several others before a further fall of nibble hid them again. The girls, aged between 16 and 20, were preparing for the wedding of a friend. Priests and nuns of the mission had to calm native villagers who said the accident was caused by enemies o( the bride and groom,
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Northern Advocate, 18 July 1949, Page 4
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103Native Girls Buried When Wall Falls Northern Advocate, 18 July 1949, Page 4
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