The rising waters of the River Szczara are flooding the streets of the town of Slonim. Many houses are submerged. The fire brigade is working day and night fighting the floods, and dynamite is being used to break up the ice which is blocking the mouth of the river and causing the floods. The large Jewish population is badly hit and many inhabitants of the Jewish quarter have already been evacuated. It is feared that the floods may reach the Pinsk marshes from which it would be very difficult to drain them.
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