THE GANGES FLOOD
A TRAGIC SEQUEL. CALCUTTA, Sept. 2. The Ganges floods w’ere responsible for two deaths in tragic circumstances. The inhabitants of several villages near Chapre, Bihar, threatened with devastation by flood, attempted to cut the railway to allow the water to escape from lhe. surrounding country. British and Indian magistrates and police officers, who tried to prevent them, were attacked by an angry mob of 500 armed with spears and sticks. The police were forced to fire, injuring several, two fatally. The situation is at present under control. Many arrests have been made.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 77, Issue 209, 4 September 1934, Page 6
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95THE GANGES FLOOD Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 77, Issue 209, 4 September 1934, Page 6
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