SERIOUS FLOODS SUBMERGE TOWNS.
60,000 INDIANS DRIVEN FROM THEIR HOMES.
(United Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) (Received July 28, 9.50 a.m.) ’ DELHI. July 27. Over 100 villages were submerged in Sind by widespread floods. The population of 60.000 at Shikarpur fled panicstricken for 20 miles just before an enormous avalanche of water struck the town, demolishing many houses. The town of Larkana is surrounded by water four feet deep. There is widespread damage to crops and prc-perty.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 19133, 28 July 1930, Page 1
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