'The casualties, estimated at 500 in the absence of' Oficial figures. this evening, were declared to be relative. ly low in view of the intensity of the raid. Precautions strictly enforced the authorities, and the caution displayed by the now wary pop\ tion, were responsible for the low by ambulance squads which went into speedy action, EMelent work by members of the public services prevented the outbreak of fires in the hard-hit downtown district. Rescue and repair gangs were at work clearing the streets of debris and repairing power lines when the rest of the population came out of their dug outs.
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