French Floods Make Thousands Homeless

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

1759

Date Released

8 Jan 1948

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Sales Make Atom War Look Cissy
2. 2De Gaulle Urges French Unity in Red Stronghold
3. 3Diggers Stake Claims in New Diamond Rush
4. 4French Floods Make Thousands Homeless
5. 5Wallabies Humble England!

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

Large areas of Alsace and the Black Forest are inundated - result of rapid melting of mountain snows.

Keywords

Weather; Accidents and disasters

Library number

16679

Length of story (in feet)

155

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