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Foreign News
December 9, 1773
The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
What is this article about?
On August 11, a violent thunderstorm hit the Province of Bretagne in France, with torrential rain all day and continuous lightning and thunder at midnight. It destroyed bridges, causeways, houses, mills, and other buildings. 53 bodies were recovered, and innumerable cattle were lost.
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August 11. They had one of the most violent Thunder Storms in the Province of Bretagne, in France, that ever was known there. It continued raining in Torrents the whole Day, but at Midnight the Element Seemed in one continued Blaze, and Thunder without Intermission. Several Bridges are broken down, Causeways demolished, and Houses, Mills, and other Buildings, washed away, The Bodies of 53 Persons were taken up which had been brought down by the Torrent, and the Numbers of Cattle lost are innumerable.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
What keywords are associated?
Thunder Storm
Bretagne
France
Torrential Rain
Flood Damage
Casualties
Where did it happen?
Province Of Bretagne, France
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Province Of Bretagne, France
Event Date
August 11
Outcome
53 persons killed, innumerable cattle lost; bridges broken, causeways demolished, houses, mills, and buildings washed away
Event Details
One of the most violent thunder storms ever known occurred, with torrential rain all day and continuous lightning and thunder at midnight.