THE RECENT STORM.
DAMAGE IN BELGIUM. BREACHES IN THE DYKES. (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Australian Assn.—United Service.) BRUSSELS, Nov. 29. The floods caused by the recent storms in the province of Antwerp are spreading. Five thousand soldiers, working day and night, have stopped thn majority of the breaches in the dykos. Twenty thousand people arc homeless and destitute. They are now under the care of the Red Gross organisation. The damage is estimated at £1,000,000. NEW YORK, Nov. 30. A message from San Juan says an official tally shows that Porto Rico's loss in the September hurricane totalled £17,000,000. Further aid from America will be necessary before the inuiuiitanls can re-establish themselves.
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Waikato Times, Volume 104, Issue 17574, 1 December 1928, Page 7
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