FATAL HAIL.
RECORD STORM IN FRANCE C 1,009,000 WORTH Ol DAMAGE. I iiiiidrin, May 2<>. The most .severe storm in the memory ol the living visited the Depart meal of Oise (France). The Celle was Hooded, ami the work ol restoration to damaged property int illipted. Several bridges were swept away and tile roofs of house* were smashed. Tile bail killed alii mals and injured people. The eorresponden I ol “’The Times” at Paris .states that the i velmie caused damage to t lie value of 1 1 ,000,990 to tlie railways, buildings, and crops. It nearly wiped out the village ol Foil I nine- Roimelca 11 , and several ( Olli 111 II ms were covered with bail to ;> depth nl I com 12 to 21 inches.
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Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 2498, 12 June 1920, Page 6
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