ALARM IN ITALY.
SEVERE EARTHQUAKES, SEVEN SHOCKS AT GENOA. PEOPLE IN A PANIC. RUSH TO OPEN SPACES. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received Sept. 23, 8.10 p.m. Rome, Sept. 23. since last night seven severe earthquake shocks have been felt at Genoa. There were amazing scenes of panic, the populace fleeing to the seashore and the open country. No fatalities are reported, but there hac been serious property damage. The shocks occurred between two o’clock in the afternoon and five o’clock in the morning. During the evening the city was choked with fugitives. The audiences forced their way out of the theatres. The terror spread to the hospitals, where patients strove to gain their freedom. Many people refuse to enter buildings and are camping in the open. A series of shocks have been reported in the Italian Riveria. So far the damage is not serious, but the shocks are alarming the people.
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Taranaki Daily News, 24 September 1924, Page 5
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