ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE.
Considerable Damage Done in India. United Press Assn. —By Electrle Telegraph—Copyright. CALCUTTA, February 13. Fresh havoc has occurred in Nepal, following further earthquake shocks, and the inhabitants of Nepal Valley, who were already sorely stricken, are now in a state of terror. Hundreds of Khatmandu’s population have fled from the city. The town of Kirtipur has been completely submerged by the floods. Drastic measures are being taken to deal with the situation. Eighty-one thieves were shot for looting. The Maharaia and the Premier of Nepal have left for New Delhi to discuss the situation with the Government of India. Shocks were also felt in north Bihar towns, particularly in Sitamahi. where the earth cracked, water gushed out and houses collapsed. No deaths were reported.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20231, 15 February 1934, Page 1
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