Orléansville earthquake
Michel Reference
DZ 337
Stanley Reference
DZ 348
Yvert Reference
DZ 322
Scott Reference
DZ B79
Themes
Natural disasters
Description
The Orléansville Earthquake on the night of September 9 to 10, 1954.
An unprecedented cataclysm has just struck the Chéliff valley. The earthquake which completely destroyed Orléansville and devastated the surrounding centers took on the scale of a national catastrophe. 1,500 dead, several thousand injured, such is the tragic human toll of the earthquake. The material damage is considerable and amounts to hundreds of millions. Economically, the disaster is no less serious, as it affects tens of thousands of workers.
Rural Muslim populations have been particularly affected. Some douars were razed, and the generally large families who inhabited them were mercilessly decimated.
An unprecedented cataclysm has just struck the Chéliff valley. The earthquake which completely destroyed Orléansville and devastated the surrounding centers took on the scale of a national catastrophe. 1,500 dead, several thousand injured, such is the tragic human toll of the earthquake. The material damage is considerable and amounts to hundreds of millions. Economically, the disaster is no less serious, as it affects tens of thousands of workers.
Rural Muslim populations have been particularly affected. Some douars were razed, and the generally large families who inhabited them were mercilessly decimated.
Colors
Violet
Designer
Jean Pheulpin et Mohamed Racim
Perforation
13
Printing
Taille-douce
Face value
27,00 DA
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