The Archive · 1941

Hospital Bombed

Chungking, July 13.

It is now disclosed that a hospital in the western suburbs, taking care of civilians serious ly wounded during bombings, was bombed twice during the past week, on July 5 and July 10. When the hospital was set on fire by bombs on July 5 which destroyed the operation room and the first ward, 125 patients were re~ moved to safety, but one nurse and nine guards were killed, and three nurses were wound~ ed, two seriously. A temporary ward was destroyed in the bombing on July 10, but no casualties were caused Reuter,

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