The Archive · 1940

Evacuation of Alexandria

Alexandria, July 12.

Some 00,000 people have hitherto been evacuated from Alexandria, where since Sunday Italian aircraft are carrying out reconnaissances day and night.

The governor has issued a notice that no siren warnings will be given when Italian aircraft are at a high altitude far outside the danger area, even. though anti-aircraft batter may be in action.

Voluntary evacuation is accelerated by each raid, when the railway station crowded, extra trains run, while carts piled high with furniture and accompanied by Egyptian families wend their way from the city to the country.—Reuter.

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