Floods in the East
Hankow Concessions Affected BIG INUNDATION FEARED United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright SHANGHAI, June 25. The ex-German Concession at Hankow was flooded by the Yangtszc River to a depth of four inches, while lowlyiug parts of tho French, Japanese and ex-British Concessions wero likewise flooded. Further rains are contributing greatly to the danger of a big flood. Overflow of Indian Rivers DEATH AND DESTRUCTION WIDESPREAD. CALCUTTA, June 25. Thousands of people are homeless and over fifty liavo been drowned as a result of the monsoonal floods, Buildings collapsed at Ajmer and families were buried.
The havoc in the Delhi and Punjab districts is serious.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7193, 27 June 1933, Page 7
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