THE RUINED TOWNS.
EIGHTEEN DESTROYED.
RELIEVING THE DISTRESS.
ITALY'S LONELY TASK.
Received January 18. 11 p.p.)
London, January IS.
A correspondent of Lloyd's News reports that the earthquake entirely destroyed IS Italian towns and villages. In 13 others scarcely a building is intact. A dozen other towns are damaged. During 24 hours 98 shocks were experienced, completing the demolition of walls, and imperilling rescue operations.
The correspondent states that the Italian Government has announced that in view of the international upheaval no relief or contributions can be expected from foreign countries, neutral or otherwise.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19150119.2.47
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15821, 19 January 1915, Page 7
Word Count
94THE RUINED TOWNS. New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15821, 19 January 1915, Page 7
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.
Log in