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Picture shows an Italian army soldier using flame thrower to burn carcasses of cattle who were drowned in the Vaoint Dam disaster. In the valley, Italian Army officers were doing their best to explain to soldiers that even if another land-slide oc...
The Times of Ceylon Press
A Man Rescued from the Landlslide in Kurunegala
One of the seven persons who was rescued by the Kurunegala Police from the mass of earth, which collapsed on a house and a garage, in the shadow of Elepahant Rock, Kurunegala.
The Times of Ceylon Press
A Tier Collapsed at the Katukurunda Motor Sports Meet
Spectators scrambling to safety as one of the tiers collapsed at the Katukurunda Motor Sports Meet yesterday.
The Times of Ceylon Press
Bomb damage in London. All Hallows Church, Southwark. Interior of the bombed church.
The Times of Ceylon Press
City Of London Deliberately Fired By German Raiders
City of London deliberately fired by German raiders. General view of the firemen playing hoses in Newgate Street.
The Times of Ceylon Press
Demodara Railway Track is Suspended in the Air
At the 171st mile post near Demodara the railway track is suspended in the air and looks in to a chasm of about 300 feet. One of the three major earth slips, likely to affect the rail service for about five months, is the one between Badulla and B...
The Times of Ceylon Press
