QUAKES AND PLAGUES.
Further Terrors in Stricken Bihar District. United Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. CALCUTTA, February 22. Earthquakes of varying intensity, with heavy subterranean rumblings and eruptions of sand and water from fissures, accompanied by cyclonic haTlstorms, are terrifying the survivors of the stricken areas of Bihar. Three severe tremors were recorded yesterday in Bonnili (Madras Presidency) and Dhubri (Northern The relief workers in Bihar face an outbreak of plague which has already caused ten deaths in the Bettia and Mahnai districts.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20238, 23 February 1934, Page 8
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82QUAKES AND PLAGUES. Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20238, 23 February 1934, Page 8
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