BELGIAN FLOOD HA
BRUSSELS. Del, 4. For 50 years past no floods in Belgium have been so disastious as 6bo.se which occurred last week-end in Inlanders. In the district of TermoU'd.’ 0,300 people in five villages are s’Jill having necessites conveyed to them \by boat. Grembergen, ITamme and Moors go are completely inundated. There* ai ° 40 breaches in the bank of the Scheldt and it is estimated that it wjll taketwo months to repair these and draw the water off the flooded country. The ( authorities are considering the evacuation of t-he flooded area.
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Hokitika Guardian, 21 January 1929, Page 2
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93BELGIAN FLOOD HA Hokitika Guardian, 21 January 1929, Page 2
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