EXCESS OF RAIN
YANGTSE RIVER HIGH DANGER OF SERIOUS FLOODING 39 FEET ABOVE NORMAL (United Press Assn. —Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 9.30 p.m.) Shanghai, June 12. Fear is freely expressed at Hankow of the possibility of a repetition of the Yangtse floods of 1931. The river has reached 39ft above the usual low water mark on June 9, which is six inches above the 1931 level at the sxne 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 heavy rain ceases the dykes built last year will be subjected to a very considerable test.
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Southland Times, Issue 22040, 13 June 1933, Page 5
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