ALARMING FLOOD
TIGRIS AND EUPHRATES. (United Press Association)—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) BASRA, Alay 22. Both the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers, which are in the land of the Biblical Flood are still rising. The outlook is becoming alarming. The town oT Mahmudnyah, fifteen miles south of Baghdad, is submerged, with heavy loss of life. The river' wall has broken at Nasirlyali ,aml at Hindyali, where a vast, area of land has been converted into an inland sea. Breaks are feared between Shaihah and Basra, thus inundating the Imperial Airways and the forces aerodromes at Shaihah.
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Hokitika Guardian, 23 May 1929, Page 6
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93ALARMING FLOOD Hokitika Guardian, 23 May 1929, Page 6
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