EARTH TREMORS
PALESTINE SHOCK ONE THOUSAND LIVES LOST WORST FOR TWELVE HUNDRED YEARS (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Rec. 7.5 p.m.) Cairo, July 13. The latest Palestine reports indicate that the earthquake was the worst for twelve hundred years. The death roll was one thousand, the majority being in TransJordania. There was no serious damage in Egypt.—• A. and N.Z. EARTHQUAKE LASTS 40 SECONDS. London, July 12. An eye-witness of the earthquake who has arrived at Cairo from Transjordania reports that the ’quake lasted forty seconds. Three hundred people were killed and widespread damage was done. The movement of the lava bed was visible and had a terrifying effect on desert Bedouins, who were inspired with awe.—A. and N.Z.
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Southland Times, Issue 20229, 14 July 1927, Page 5
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