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Foreign News
June 4, 1935
The Daily Alaska Empire
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
What is this article about?
Over 350 worshippers died in a Mexican flood that burst a church in San Pedro, collapsing the building and burying victims in debris. Reported from Mexico City on June 4.
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DIE AS THEY PRAY: SCORES KILLED, FLOOD
Waters Rush Down Upon Church—Dead, Dying Buried in Debris
MEXICO CITY, June 4.—More than 350 persons are officially estimated to have perished in a flood which swept down the fertile valley of Mexico trapping a throng of worshippers at prayers in a church at San Pedro.
The water burst the walls of the church and poured in upon the worshippers before they were aware of the threat to their lives.
Later the building collapsed burying the dead and dying beneath the debris.
Waters Rush Down Upon Church—Dead, Dying Buried in Debris
MEXICO CITY, June 4.—More than 350 persons are officially estimated to have perished in a flood which swept down the fertile valley of Mexico trapping a throng of worshippers at prayers in a church at San Pedro.
The water burst the walls of the church and poured in upon the worshippers before they were aware of the threat to their lives.
Later the building collapsed burying the dead and dying beneath the debris.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
What keywords are associated?
Mexico Flood
Church Disaster
San Pedro Collapse
Where did it happen?
San Pedro, Mexico
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
San Pedro, Mexico
Event Date
June 4
Outcome
more than 350 persons perished
Event Details
A flood swept down the fertile valley of Mexico, trapping worshippers in a church at San Pedro. The water burst the walls and poured in, then the building collapsed, burying the dead and dying in debris.