MINERAL SPRINGS DISAPPEAR IN FEW MINUTES

Stratford Evening Post, Volume I, Issue 77, 10 March 1931, Page 5

MINERAL SPRINGS DISAPPEAR IN FEW MINUTES

GUSH FROM ROCKS TEN MILES AWAY HORRORS OF JUGO - SLAVIAN QUAKE LANDSLIDES, GEYSERS AND RUMBLINGS Reed. 10.30 a.m. BELGRADE, March 9. CRASHING landslides, huge boiling geysers, spouting skywards, and ominous rumblings for the entire length of the rock-bound Struma Valley, accompanied the Jugo-Slavian earthquake. The mineral springs at St. Rumnitza vanished in a few minutes, reappearing at lalandovo 1 0 miles away. 1 here the scalding mineralised waters gushed from great cracks in the earth.

Many of the inhabitants of Strumnitza were concluding Saturday night's festival in the cafes when the lights failed, the buildings rocked, ceilings fell and panic-stricken guests rushed through the darkness into pouring rain, huddled in the shelterless fields until dawn. It is known that despite interrupted communication, Strumnitza has almost been destroyed. Travellers report the demolition of the army barracks at Berov, extensive damage to peasants' dwellings and widespread destruction in Bulgarian and Greek territory. NO RELIEF FUNDS Press Association. —Copyright. (Reed. 1.30 p.m.) BELGRADE, March 9. The full death roll is unprocurable owing to the damaged communications, but it is unofficially given at 150 dead and 500 injured. King Alexander and the Prime Minister are personally superintending relief. Intense cold and hunger are increasing the privations. A communique states that all expenditure will be met from the State funds and no subscriptions will be taken up in the country or abroad.