Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-07-30 | Page 6 | Many Dead in Japan Floods

MAN MA DEAD IN INI I F JAPAN flOODS Dead eads Injured and Missing Fixed Faxed at Damage fixed Reaches 3 Million J Yen YenI I OKIO July 30 AP The AP-The The The meager meat mea mea- EM ger t Sr news that trickles s In from the food In Ill I'll reveals a toll in death and mn Latest reports leportS fix the dead led and missing at at about and the tho damage to property at yen liTho Tim Tho village of was worst Mt t r of all the communities At this Bice Place ace 1500 houses were demolished a fend and d many drowned In n the whole flooded ded a area ea some houses were 1 Several Se thousand acres rice fields were destroyed IOther find Joe Is are reported in Akita and Ind Yon in north Japan but buttney I f ey are re te not believed ed to be serious comparison with whit those in hi a. a t ass the Island from Tokio Communications with the stricken strict district are ate broken down and It Is only by with difficulty that information tion is obtained l But this much In n to the estimated casualties casual casual- t ties Ion P es is IJ known HeaVy Heay rains started the floods on The river SOon overflowed houses and Its banks washing nf away I I Many fled causing landslides to the hills for safety Oth roofs roof Others who n remained climbed to to the themen of h houses Ss- Ss The cries of w women women wo- wo men and children for help heP an and the theto floating bodies added to the distress Of the situation Electric lights have been cut off in most of the villages and hunger relief Is adding Its terrors to Darkness A Am corps from m brought food and medical aid aid but the ass assistance assist assist- ste st- st ance has been e Inadequate The Red Cross and other relief her agencies have started for the flood d area alea fr from m other cities