Spain
A national fund has been opened for the relief of sufferers by the floods in Spain. Great loss of life aud property is reported from the provinces of Valencia and Andalusia. Fifteen huiv dred perished at Consuegra alone. Hundreds of miles of country ara submerged. Appalling scenes are being witnessed in the flooded districts of Spain. In one house a family of eleven were found clinging together after the water had subsided. The Queen has contributed 10,000 douros to the re ! ief fund, and tbe Government are utilising all available funds to mitigate the distress, and troops have been sent to bury the dead. The Railway stations are bessiged by refugees. The ruin in the "Valley of Armar Guillo is enormous.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 19 September 1891, Page 2
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122Spain Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 19 September 1891, Page 2
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