Shop destroyed by floods in Bloemfontein. A shop is reduced to rubble by heavy flooding resulting from a burst dam caused by freak rainfall. 176 buildings and shops were destroyed by the floods, and approximately 25 people lost their lives. Bloemfontein, South Africa, 17 January 1904. Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa.
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Shop destroyed by floods in Bloemfontein. A shop is reduced to rubble by heavy flooding resulting from a burst dam caused by freak rainfall. 176 buildings and shops were destroyed by the floods, and approximately 25 people lost their lives. Bloemfontein, South Africa, 17 January 1904. Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa.

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Debris Destruction Shop Weather and natural disasters Rain and floods Trade and industry Markets shopping and retail Bloemfontein Free State South Africa Southern Africa Africa

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