JAPAN: Homeless Again

In Tokyo, a mere flame was fanned into an uncontrollable conflagration by a strong wind.

The fire destroyed 750 temporary barracks in the grounds of the Hama Palace. In those barracks lived some 5,000 earthquake victims. All were again made homeless, except those few who perished.

The cause of the fire was unknown.

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