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STORM IN ENGLAND.

ABNORMAL VIOLENCE. DEATHS FROM LIGHTNING. SHIPS IN DIFFICULTIES. ROUGH CHANNEL TRIPS. GALLANT LIFEBOATMEN. ii Br Teletcraph— Press Associntir.n—Copyright. (Received November 4, 5.5 p.m.) British "Wireless. RUCSRY, Nov. 3. Southern England and a largo part of the Midlands were swept yesterday morning by a violent thunderstorm. It lasted only about half an hour, but during that timo several people were struck by lightning, two men being killed. Torrential rain fell, buildings and motor-cars wero blown over and shop windows were broken. Tho/ storm was most seriously felt in the English Channel, where a 70?ini!e an hour gale raged in the early part of tho day. Two of tho mail steamers on the Folkestone-Boulogno run were slightly damaged and four passengers were injured. Other vessels had severe buffotings and but for''tho gallant work of the crows of motor-lifeboats there would have been loss of life on small vessels which wero in difficulties.

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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20713, 5 November 1930, Page 11

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STORM IN ENGLAND. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20713, 5 November 1930, Page 11

STORM IN ENGLAND. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20713, 5 November 1930, Page 11