STORM IN ENGLAND
THREE PERSONS KILLED KENT ORCHARDS RUINED (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) LONDON, June 19. A severe thunderstorm caused widespread havoc in the Midlands and in the south. There was an unusually high percentage of casualties. The storm killed two persons and injured one in Epping Forest. It lasted only a few minutes. The dead were terribly burned, their clothing being ripped off. A third death occurred at Woolwich. A tram at Wembley was struck by lightning and surrounded by flames. The passengers received shocks. A jeweller’s shop was struck at Briston. The shock was felt 100 yards away. A tea shop at Peckham was struck, the glass roof falling and injuring the customers. Orchards in Kent were ruined by hailstones as big as half-crowns, which piled to a height of 18 inches.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 21985, 21 June 1933, Page 7
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