FLOODS IN SPAIN.
(KY KLEOrme TKLKUUAI'H— COl'VUIGlir.) Madkiu, September 20. The floods have been experienced by tlie overflow of tho liivers Armaguillj'i,, Tagus, Guadalquiver. and Edro. Hundreds of thousands of residents have been rendered homeless, and the sufferers are reported to be starving. Shocking loss of life has occurred in Übeda, a fertile plain lying between Guadalquiver and Guadiiimer through floods, and the damage is estimated at 20 millions pesetos.
The British residents in Spain httve subscribed iSOO,OUO francs to the national relief fund which now amounts to £100,(100.
Riots have taken place in the districts which suffered froui flood. The Queen Ins opened a palace for the reception of the sufferers at Ara.nj uez; and Toledo.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 2994, 22 September 1891, Page 2
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117FLOODS IN SPAIN. Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 2994, 22 September 1891, Page 2
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