QUAKE THREAT.
Hundreds of Miles of Land May Become Barren. SAND EJECTED FROM FISSURES. United Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph—Copy right. (Received February 20, 11.30 a.m.) CALCUTTA. Februarv 19. It is estimated that £30.000.000 worth of land totalling several hundred square miles in area, some of the most fertile land in India, is threatened with barrenness as a result of the sand which was ejected through giant fissures during the recent earthquake in North Bihar.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20235, 20 February 1934, Page 1
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74QUAKE THREAT. Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20235, 20 February 1934, Page 1
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