A DISASTER

Hokitika Guardian, 24 June 1932, Page 5

A DISASTER

AND TIDAL WAVE

SERIOUS ’QUAKE

(United Press Association— By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.)

(Received this day at 9.25 a.m) ATEN CO CITY, June 22. According to messages from Guadalajara, an undetermined number ol pc A ons were killed early to-day at Cuyutlan, in the State at Colima, by an earthquake and a tidal wave.

WAVES SWEEP COAST. -MEN'CO CITY, June 22. Thirty bodies have been recovered at th© scene of the quake and tidal wave disaster. Tlie survivors searched the ruing for additional bodies, although it is feared tha: the mountainous waves that swept in over the small Pacific resort town, carried many away. Extensive damage has Been cau'ed all up and down the coast, leading to fears that the number of the dead might be great. SWEPT TO DEATH, TIDAL WAVE HORRORS. MEXICO CITY, June 23'. Mexican relief agencies concentrated to-day is alleviating th e suffering of thousands of people in towns along :h? West Oon-t which were virtually wiped out on Wednesday by the tklal wave. Colima reported .sixty-two injured. Governor Saucedo, of th e State o f Colima said the death af Cayutlan, a resort town,- had passed 40, with additional missing. More than one hundred were injured.

The Governor reported the tidal \vav e swept inland for , more than a mile, over, an eighteen mile front, levelling everything in its path. Two brief mifior earthquakes were preceded by a heavy tremble which ushered the wave and served to rouse the inhabitants, many of whom fled to the beach for safety. There the ticK wave, trapped them, sweeping many inland to death or outward to eea to drown.

The present June is likely to go down as one of the worst in Mexico’s history as, disastrous nature’s phenomena. Two major earthquakes have already shaken the country this month and dozens of cities were damaged by cyclones, beisidt/s the effect of Wednesday’s tidal wave.

FEAR OF PESTILENCE,

(Received this day at 10.15 a.m.)

MEXICO CITY, June 23

A message from Ooi'ima states Governor Savcedo estimated ther© are perhaps one hundred dead as the result of Wednesday’s tidal wave. Ther e i.rgreat danger that a pestilence would follow, 'iruleqs outside aid is 'out immediately.

LIVING IN TENTS

MEXICO CITY, June 23

The Governor said most of the dead were iu Cuyutlan, the State’s famous summer resort, but h e said upwards of twenty thousand are living outdoors in the capital where there is a ’ shortage of food, medicine money and tents. The Governor him,-elf is living in a tent.