FLOODS IN BENGAL
THOUSANDS RENDERED HOMELESS HEAVY TOLL IN JUNGLE LIFE United Press Association—By Electric "^legraph—Copyright (Received June 24, 7.10 p.m.) CALCUTTA, June 23. Many lives were lost and thousands are homeless as the result of widespread floods in Eastern Bengal and Assam, due to several days’ incessant torrential rain. Railway lines and bridges were destroyed and agricultural land inundated. The downpour in the Himalayan foothills, of unprecedented severity, is taking heavy toll of jungle life. Carcases of elephants, tigers and leopards were observed in the Bramaputra River.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19834, 25 June 1934, Page 9
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88FLOODS IN BENGAL Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19834, 25 June 1934, Page 9
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