RUSSIA: Siberian Flood

Heavy rains and tornadoes swept eastern Siberia last week, raising the River Amurat the rate of an inch per hour. Soon more than 100 villages were flooded; 40,000 peasants were rendered homeless; 100 drowned. The angry waters continued to swirl, threatening Khabarovsk, important Siberian city. The storm showed no sign of abating.

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