FLOODS IN INDIA.
100,000 HOMELESS. MANY VILLAGES SUBMERGED. FAMINE ' AND DISTRESS FEARED. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. (Received Sept. 6, 11.30 a.m.) DELHI, Sept. 5. One hundred thousand people were rendered homeless by the overflowing of the River Brahmaputra. Many villages were- completely submerged, and stores of grain and cattle were washed away. Rail and road communications have been cut off by the floods, and famine and disease are feared.
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Waikato Times, Volume 108, Issue 18117, 6 September 1930, Page 7
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70FLOODS IN INDIA. Waikato Times, Volume 108, Issue 18117, 6 September 1930, Page 7
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