The Archive · 1934

Rescued from Tree Tops

Kanazawa, July 14, The prefectural office here to-day issued "a sstater@ht that it had ascertained the present flood toll, There were 93 dead, 30 injured, 214 missing, and $8 Be'dges and 208 houses" had been destroyed and washed away by the floods. In Ishikawa prefecture. the Totori River height of the Many missing persons were rescued from roofs and tree tops. Vast stretches of farm lands "ore now muddy pools, but the river—waters fare gradually becoming norm Meanwhile, the pauperized sufferers fare getting disorderly, and already there has been the case of a mob in Toyama prefecture which "beat dozen local officials because relief was not forthcoming quickly enough. "Reuter.

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