EARTHQUAKE IN ARGENTINA
APrALLINti LOSS OF LIFE.
WORST DISASTER IN 50 YEARS.
MANY VILLAGES DESTROYED. By Telejraph—Press Association—Copyright. 'Received 8.30 p.m.) A. sii'i N Z BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 20. I>ninV <arthquake shocks on Friday destroyed many towns along the Argentine .-:op'"= of the Andes Mountains. Over 150 b.»hr<- have Wen recovered so far, but the death Loll is expected to be appallingly high. A hundred persons peri«!:,ri ai Tresportenas and 30 at Costa de .A raw in Not a. house is standing in La Valle and l.a Central. Particularly strong shocks occurred a,-a;n on Saturday. The towns of San Martin and Rivadavia and the city of Mendo7.it w*-re severely shaken, but were n..i, damaged The earthquake is stated i,. !-• 'he worst, catastrophe in South America sune !3bß. L- August, 1868. (he cities of Arequipa. Iquique, Luna, and Chencha, unci many email tnwnp in Peru and Ecuador, were destroyed. About. 25.000 lives were lost. snd 30.000 were rendered homeless, 'ihe of> ni property was estimated at £60.000.000.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17659, 21 December 1920, Page 7
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166EARTHQUAKE IN ARGENTINA New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17659, 21 December 1920, Page 7
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