STORM HAVOC
TYPHOON IN PHILIPPINES FIVE PROVINCES RAVAGED. MANY TOWNS ISOLATED. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. - MANILA, December 4. A typhoon which is approaching is declared to be the worst since 1908. It has already ravaged five south-western islands and isolated seven provinces and many towns. The destruction of communications prevents the receipt of information about damage and loss of life. Doctors and food have been sent to Samar Province. The United States warships at Manila have been moved to safer anchorages.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 5 December 1939, Page 5
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80STORM HAVOC Wairarapa Times-Age, 5 December 1939, Page 5
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