Town Inundated Moscow, May 9.
'The River Volga has flooded to' a degree hitherto unprecedented. The waters have risen 14 metres above ordinary level, causing considerable damage. Between Yaroslav and Nijni the river is now 30 kilometres wide. Many towns have been flooded and so far 22 lives have been Jost. Numerous carcasses of cattle! and the wreckage of houses are floating down river, River steamers manned by units of the Red Army are engaged in salvage" work—Tass.
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