The Archive · 1939

120 Escape Injuries

The last two bombs fel on the C.M.S. primary school The first lended in the playground, but the second was a direct hit and wrecked the front of the building. Altogether there were 120 children and adults in the school at the time, but fortunately all had run to the other side of the building and a teacher was the only person hurt. The whole building was badly shaken, glass windows were shattered, furniture was flung over, and it is marvellous that no one was killed.

The next day there was a great exodus from the city. Those who had homes in the country went to them with their families. The rest of the people have been coming out of the city to spend the day on the bills or in nearby villages. Schools which had not already moved have now gone to villages which are considered to be safe. The hospital has found a temple to which the pa-fients can be removed, shoud the bombing become worse,

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