SEVERE STORM
Deaths In Pakistan
<N.Z Press Assn.—Copyright) DACCA, May 10. At least 22 persons have been killed in a cyclone which has affected two-thirds of East Pakistan, British United Press reported.
The storms ravaged Dacca for six hours yesterday, and 3000 homes are reported to have collapsed. Four persons were killed and more than 50 injured in Dacca. One of the worst hit areas was the port of Chalna where 12 cargo ships sank, and three more were driven aground. In addition, 75 barges and six launches are reported to nave capsized. Six persons were killed in Cbalna and the neighbouring town of Khulna.
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29510, 11 May 1961, Page 15
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105SEVERE STORM Press, Volume C, Issue 29510, 11 May 1961, Page 15
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