FLOODS IN INDIA
HEAVY MONSOON RAINFALL GRAVE DISASTER FEARED (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) CALCUTTA. August 24. . Unusually heavy monsoon rainfall Cor several days resulted in serious floods in the Ganges, Jumna, and Sone Rivera. Thousands of acres are inundated .ind hundreds, of inhabitants of villages 611 the Ganges River banks who were unable to reach higher ground in time wore forced to shelter in trees.
The dykes protecting Arrnh were broken by the Sone floods, which are steadily inundating the town. A grave disaster is feared unless the river falls within a few hours.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22351, 27 August 1934, Page 9
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