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New Zealand Disaster Leaves Napier in Ruin and Fire
An earthquake devastates Napier and Hastings with many buildings collapsed and fires raging. Casualties run into thousands as hospitals, nurseries, and the town incur severe damage. Evacuation ordered. warships carry doctors and nurses to aid survivors.
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Napier
North Island
New Zealand
Hastings
Gisborne
Hawkes Bay
Rado
Rotorua
Auckland
Taupe
H.M.S. Dunedin
Diomede
Health Department
Wellington
Napie Harbor
Napier Hospital
Euthyin Towne
Napier Technical High School
Wairoa
Marses
Veronica