DANUBE MAY SWEEP COUNTRY.
FIFTEEN THOUSAND MEN TRY TO SAVE CROPS. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Aus. and N.Z. Cable Association. BELGRADE, July 3. Disastrous floods ravaged low-lying districts, and claimed many victims. The Danube is higher than it has been for a century. Fifteen thousand men, assisted by troops, are working to save the harvest in the Batchka district, the most fertile in the kingdom. Wheat Land Inundated. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Aus. and N.Z. Cable Association. BELGRADE, July 4. Very serious floods are reported from Batchka and Banat, the most fertile provinces of Hungary. Sixty thousand acres of the best wheat land are inundated. Terrific Storm. Reuter’s Telegrams. BERLIN, July 3. A terrific thunderstorm occurred in the Giant Mountains, Silesia. Floods swept away houses and bridges. Villagers were awakened by rushing waters, and fled in panic. Many were drowned trying to rescue cattle'
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17890, 5 July 1926, Page 15
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