PERU FLOOD DISASTER
TWO THOUSAND VICTIMS LIMA. Dec. 14. Two strong earth shocks caused panic among the population as President Manual Prado was praparing to' visit Huaraz. which was devastated by flood yesterday. The tremors caused no casualties, but the latest flood reports indicate that the total of the victims at Huaraz may now reach 2000, with half the town destroyed. Many miles of railway were obliterated.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24792, 17 December 1941, Page 7
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67PERU FLOOD DISASTER Otago Daily Times, Issue 24792, 17 December 1941, Page 7
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