THE ELBE INUNDATIONS.
i>R23S ASSOCIATION.] , ** Berlin, March 30. This < inundation caused by the river Elbe was due to the breaking down of the banks of the river. Harrowing details continue to arrive of the sufferings and privations endured by the inhabitants of the territory affected by the recent flood. It is now stated that fully 75,0Q0 people have been rendered homeless, and property to the extent of 400,000,000 marks has been destroyed. Nearly the whole of the North of Germany has been affected by the disaster.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9017, 2 April 1888, Page 5
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