SERIOUS FLOODING
DANUBE BURSTS BANES LARGE AREAS INUNDATED YUGOSLAVIA AND HUNGARY By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received March 31, 7.50 p.m.) BUDAPEST, March 30 A thaw has caused very serious flooding in Yugoslavia and Hungary, where large areas of valuable agricultural land have been inundated. The Danube and smaller rivers and lakes burst their banks and flooded enormous stretches of country. Many districts have been evacuated. Budapest City is partially flooded. Numerous river dams burst in Hungary. In one place the Danube rose to the unprecedented level of 23 feet above normal.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23619, 1 April 1940, Page 9
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