FLOODS IN FRANCE.
BIG AREA DEVASTATED A DAY OF MOURNING. S. prens Association-Electric lele4traph--Co»yriK> PARIS, Monday. The Prime Minister, M. Tardien, at Toulouse told the press that the state of things in the flood area resembleu the devastated regions after the- war, and emphasised that the remedy must be similar. Personal sufferings must be aided with hard cash, peasants housed, and the vine industry helped by the Government. , To-day is a day of mourning throughout France for the flood victims. Flags are at half-mast, members of the Government have cancelled their public engagements, social -ceremonies are postponed, and all broadcasting stations silent.
It is estimated that the damage will reach a sum equivalent to £12,000,000. Despite the magnitude of the disaster, it is expected that the National Fund and Grovemment grants will be sufficient to repair the damage. Between Montauban and Moissac many people arc still marooned on the housetops.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, 11 March 1930, Page 5
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