J OOTING was added to the horrors of the devastating southern California floods to-day.
Property damage was estimated in excess of $25,000,000.
While the flood waters slowly receded to-day, partial restora~ tion of communications revealed that 51 were known to be dead and 107 missing. Many mountain in communities had not reported it was feared that their casualty lists would eventually increase the present totals.
Police were investigating the looting of stores and homes in the Santa Monica vicinity where many motion picture actors and actresses have elaborate estates.
Guards were stationed at many points to prevent further looting on abandoned property from which regular residents had fled before the raging high waters.
In the region round Anaheim and Atwood, scores of Mexican shacks and houses were demolished when the Santa Ana River burst through Its leves. Both towns were still inundated to-day and the exact! number of casualties could not be determined. Eleven bodies were recovered, Two boys enrolled in the Civilian Conservation Corps reached a telephone and Informed relatives of the Geath of two persons at Camp Baldy: They said that an undetermined num~ ver were missing and that several the 200 guests were suffering from shock and exposure.
"At a meeting of relief workers. the city "Attorney, Mr. Lloyd Aldrich, described the Los Angeles floods as tthe greatest catastrophe. He estimated that It would cost U.S.$9,000,000 and "nine months work to clear away the: debris and at least a year to replace bridges washed out' by swollen streams
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