5 APRIL 1924, Page 2

Many English people will have seen the news of the

disastrous landslide at Amalfi with particular sorrow. Over a hundred people appear to have been killed, and the material damage is very great. Some of the most beautiful parts of that delightful coast-line have been swept away. The landslide appears to have been due to the torrential rain and cloud-bursts which have loosened the earth of the hanging gardens. The famous terrace of the Hotel Capuccini Convento and the hanging gardens of the Hotel Luna have disappeared.

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