DISASTER IN JAPAN
EARTHQUAKE AND TIDAL WAVE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE KILLED AND INJURED. THOUSANDS LEFT HOMELESS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received This Day, 9.30 a.m.) TOKIO, May 2. A severe earthquake occurred in in the Akita Prefecture. The latest casualty report is 26 persons killed and 33 injured. Thousands are homeless, while many are camping out, fearing further shocks. A tidal wave washed 70 houses at ,the village of Aikawa out to sea, killing seven persons and injuring scores. Many are missing.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 3 May 1939, Page 5
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81DISASTER IN JAPAN Wairarapa Times-Age, 3 May 1939, Page 5
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