New Britain herald., 1928-03-13
SECOND LANDSLIDE
 STARTS IN SANTOS
Brazil Coffee City Struck by
 Deluge of Rain
COMMUNICATION IS CUT OFF
None Has Been Able to Ascertain Extent of Damages Caused by New Crumbling Away of Mont Serrat.

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 Santos, Brazil, March F uPr- : The terrible roar of a new lanJ slide echoed through Santos toda, as veritabic torrent of rain struck the city and made communication impossible.
 Workers trying. 70 clear ,h, i "reckage of the great avalanche from towering Mont Serrat that struck working quarter of thc ''tv Saturday were isolated from the rest of the city. So far no one has been able to ascertain the extent Of the new landslide.
 . The streets were flooded bv rain. the heaviest in years even in thi. tropical country. The sewerage sys- tenn was insufficient to cope with tn, deluge' Traffic throughout the city IS paralyzed. and the rain continues. 1S Known Dead
 Already the Nagaries of the hin, which has been one snf the bed spots of this coffee sapital, l1fW caused death tollrof 4S. and it"E believed many other bodies ap buried under the tons of dirt ana debris which swept down the hill Saturday
 There had been reports that more than loo bodies had been recovered but these were greatly exaggerated by the confusion accompanying the 'rltys major disaster. It WAS said however the death list might be in creased to lco before all the bodies had been recovered
 The new landslide started shortly before midnight. For hours observ CTS had been watching for the first descent Of the great bouldors that dot the side of the hill.
 Pastures Appear
 The possibility of the new land slide became known yesterday when great Assures appeared on one side of Mont Serrat, which stands in the center of the city. For hours there had been slides of minor proportions but they had caused little damage.
 When the Assures appeared in the hill police warned all the residents of the district. in which the slidc would terminate, 10 yacatc their homes. For the most part this order was obeycd.
 The minor slides yesterday aud Sunday had caused little damage. although they had lmpedeJ the work of rescue workers who dug through the debris searching for bodies from Saturdays tragedy. Great houlders, carrying tons of earth, would trundle down the hill and fall on top of the debris at the base. There were no houses struck by the small slides.
 It was feared, however. that thc great slight might strike many of the humble homes and possibly reach the Santa Casa Misericorda hospital which was damaged Satur- day.
 5OO.0OO Cubic Yards
 Tho slide Saturday carried with if 5oo,ooo cubic yards of rock and soil. The hillside had become loosen cd by recent heavy rains Great fissnres appeared and the slide start cd Whirling down upon the city be fore 8 warning could be given.
 The small houses Of the laborers at the foot of the hill were crushed under the tons of debris.
 Rescue attempts brought pitisble sights. Yesterday 26 year old woman was found. alive. She had been buried but by some miracle had escaped death. But she was madlv insane from her experience and died in a hospital.
 A mother and infant were found in another house. They had been suffocated
 Even before the new slide started at midnight, 1t was estimated that several days would be required be- for" the complete death list would hc known. so difficult were the ex-