Floods in the Yellow River Basin Continue
DYKE WALLS STILL STANDING UP. United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Received Tuesday, 7 p.m. SHANGHAI, Aug. 21. Although flood conditions in the Yellow River basin are gradually showing an improvement, the position is still serious and already thero has been considerable loss of life. The huge dyke walls are proving sufficiently strong to withstand tho torrents, which camo within a few inches of last year’s tccord.
Two Hundred Military Cadets Injured BRIDGE GIVES WAY UNDER TRAIN. Received Tuesday, 7 p.m. SHANGHAI, Aug. 21. Nearly 200 military cadets were injured, some fatally, when a special train carrying 500, fell into a river near Nanchang as a result of the collapse of a bridge after heavy rains and floods.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7242, 23 August 1933, Page 7
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