EARTHQUAKES
SEVERE SHOCKS IN ALBANIA
A THOUSAND PEOPLE HOMELESS
(By Electric; Telegraph—Copyright.) (Australian * N.Z. Cable Assooiation.l
(Received 28i.1i Dec., ■ 0.55 a.m.) ROM I'l, 27th J)ee
Numerous houses were destroyed at Durazzo, Alhania, hy a. violent earthquake. Reports from the royal legation at Durazzo state that more than 1000 people are without shelter. Mussolini lias ordered measures to provide for the homeless.
At Tirana, Albania, violent earthquake shocks persisted for several days in the mountain zone near Durazzo, where a new crater is in constant eruption. Water in a nearby lake is boiling furiously and the inhabitants of the region are fleeing in terror.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 28 December 1926, Page 5
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