SUPPING AWAY.
A TOWN ON THE INDUS. By Telegraph.— Association.—Copyright.
(Received August 20, 12.20 a.m.)
Calcutta, August 19. Owing to rapid erosion, the town of Dera Ghazi Khan is slipping into the Indus River to the extent of 50ft to IOOf daily.
Mosques, hovels, and a mansion are disappearing.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14144, 20 August 1909, Page 5
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