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Document·34 CDF art. 168-3·1953

A earthquake destroys 500 houses in Cyprus

A earthquake destroys 500 houses in Cyprus
Item: Journal l'Orient, 1953. Collège de France, Fonds Claude Schaeffer, 34 CDF art. 168-3. "A earthquake destroys 500 houses in Cyprus". CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

A press cutting from the newspaper L'Orient, dated 11 September 1953, reporting that an earthquake destroyed 500 houses in Cyprus. The printed leaf is in French.

The Collège de France's catalogue entry (French)

["Un séisme détruit 500 maisons à Chypre"]

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