Tokyo, Apr. 15.
Hundreds of persons were homeless to-day as a result of a series of natural disasters which swept large toag in Japan and Korea last night.
A storm and flood destroyed 200 houses at Shingishu, Korea. An ex-Plosion "of a box of fireworks killed twenty "persons at Nagano, near Shidauoka, Forest fires. destroyed many mountain homes between Kobe and Shimonoseki, and reached the outskirts of Hogi and Yamada, in northern Yamagueht prefecture," The flames also penetrated Hyogo, near Kobe.
"At Matsue, city of 52,000 population In Shimane prefecture, a serious fire was brought under control after more than 400 houses had been destroyed and 1,500 persons rendered homeless. There were apparently no fatalities, One hundred and forty persons were In hospitals at Matsue, however. receiving (eatment for burns and Incerations. Firemen still are seerching the ruins, than a thousand buildings have been unroofed, while 700 houses were inundated at the city of Uchihori, Tha town of Ochiai also was seriously damaged.
Rivers, swollen by the storm and melting snow, severed -communications, making reports from the inland points, including towns in storm-ridden Hokkaido, very meagre. Many persons are believed to have been Sapporo. Apr, 16.
Two persons lost their lives and 45 others were reported missing in violent storm which has been devastating Saghalien for the past two days.
The storm, accompanied by a heavy rain, ig now raging inthe western part of Hokkaid disrupting railway, Sixteen Drowned and 61
Missing in Storm The mountain Ores were waning late to-day because of rains. Late reports from the neighbouring Ham-Jet, Yamaguchi, indicated that 88 houses hal been destroyed. "There wore no casualties reported however.
A storm which lashed Keishunando. Korea, destroyed 62 houses and 22 Ashing vessels were sunk. Ten others were blown out to sea by the gale.
wag noted that, fronieally, Japan's seers had picked to-day as the luckiest day of the year for the Empire-—United Press,
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