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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1981
Page
6
Partly cloudy and windy tonight with a chance of showers or flurries. Low near 30. Tomorrow will be colder with variable clouds and occasional flurries. Sunset 2:00 p.m. Sunrise 7:25 a.m. Record highs 68 in 1950 and 26 in 1966. Seasonal snowfall totals reach 57.5 inches.
A wall of water swept through Laingsburg and the southern Karoo region drowning scores and leaving thousands homeless. Police put the death toll at 190 with reports rising as rescue efforts continue. Dams burst and roads vanished while helicopters ferried in medical aid.
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