04 Sep 1962
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 04, 1962
Page
1
Officials said more than 10,000 people died in West Persia's earthquake with fears it could exceed 20,000. Troops police and volunteers sift rubble to find survivors as Iran endures its deadliest quake.
Rescue planes and troops race to the Ghazvin region after a massive quake. Eyewitnesses report thousands killed in Daresfapan and surrounding villages, with survivors in tents and open air. Health teams rush sanitation to prevent epidemics amid mass graves and widespread destruction.
Hundreds of searchers, a helicopter and Australia’s top tracking dog Dawn comb rugged Gudgenby river headwaters near Tharwa for eight year old Nicky Summers missing since Sunday. Overnight, 630 volunteers and police pressed the hunt as dawn tracked footprints and leads, with two-way radios and signal fires planned for today.
Reports from Hong Kong indicate Wanda's death toll rising to 97 with five more bodies recovered from debris in the New Territories. Nine others are presumed dead and 34 missing as search efforts continue. In East Pakistan food-related deaths total 66 with floods affecting Dacca Province. Italy records six light earthquakes in Casia with no damage.
About 20 000 protesters attack the Indian Embassy in Jakarta over plans to change the Fourth Asian Games name. Demonstrators tear tiles and uproot trees as they chant Expel Sondhi while accusing Mr G D Sondhi of sabotaging the games. Indian Ambassador Pant notes damage and protests to authorities and says no embassy staff were injured.
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