Death Came Amid Flood Rescue Bids
AMSTERDAM, Wed. -- Incredible stories of death and human misery ore emerging from the vast flood havoc in Holland. Already, the bodies of 627 men,…
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New gale threat to flood victims
LONDON, Thursday.--A 60 mph gale, sweeping down from the North Sea has created anew threat to the flood-swept Continent and Britain, where at least 1548 lives were lost at the weekend…
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LONDON, Wed.--The Dutch Weather Bureau today flashed a new warning to thousands of storm-battered Dutch people…
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LONDON, Feb. 4.—Forecasts of new gales threaten to bring a fresh onslaught of water against the coasts of flood-stricken…
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Cattle huddle together in the remains of a farmhouse on Foulness Island, on the Thames Estuary, as floodwaters creep higher around them. (Other flood pictures on page 5)…
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DYKES: Heavy seas tear gaping holes in dykes at Duigeland Island, Holland, allowing seas to pour over the countryside. EVACUATION: Small boats assist in the evacuation of Foulness Island, in the Thames Estuary…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Cabinet today decided to make special gifts of £50,000 each to the United Kingdom and Holland to help flood relief…
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Could they authorities be persuaded to organise not only comforts for the flood victims in England and…
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LONDON, Wed.--Police to-day set a double guard on abandoned houses in storm-wrecked eastern and south-eastern…
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CATTLE huddled together near a deserted farmhouse on Foulness Island in the Thames…
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MELBOURNE, Thurs. -- Federal Cabinet today decided to make a gift of £50,000 each to the United Kingdom and the Dutch Governments for flood relief…
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Holland, which has been fighting floods for 2000 years, has just…
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Holland, which has been fighting floods for 2000 years, has just…
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MELBOURNE, Thurs. -- Federal Cabinet today decided to make a gift of £50,000 each to the United Kingdom and the Dutch Governments for flood relief…
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AMSTERDAM, Thurs. (B.U.P., A.P.). --New floodwaters swept across Holland last night and authorities feared that the death roll would rise alarmingly. Thousands of calls were…
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AMSTERDAM, Thurs. (B.U.P., A.P.). --New floodwaters swept across Holland last night and authorities feared that the death roll would rise alarmingly. Thousands of calls were received for immediate assistance. The…
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London, Thurs. --Floodwaters which broke through again on the east const of England this mornings have begun to subside…
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Holland, which has been fighting floods for 2000 years, has iust…
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Holland, which has been fighting floods for 2000 years, has just…
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Holland, which has been fighting floods for 2009 years, has just…
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