YANGTZE IN FLOOD
APPEAL FOR HELP Dykes Severely Tested (Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.) (Received June 12 at 11 p.m.) SHANGHAI, Juno 12. Fear is freely expressed at Hankow of the possibility of a repetition of the Yangtze floods of 1931. The river reached 39ft above the usual low water mark ou Friday, which is six inches above the .1931 level on the same date.
Governor Hupeh, in a telegram to the Nanking authorities, states that the river is within five feet of the top of the Bund, and appeals for assistance in precautionary measures. It is believed that unless the heavy rain ceases, the dykes built for famine relief last year will be subjected to a very considerable test.
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Grey River Argus, 13 June 1933, Page 5
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