It rained and rained in the mountains of Tibet last month and last fortnight floods swept China. Flood waters of the Yangtze reached a new high level52 ft, 9 in. Villages were swept away. Yellow waters spread out to cover 12%, of the arable land in the valley. A stark report came from the stricken district to Nanking: THE AUTUMN CROP IS RUINED. 23 MILLIONS ARE HOMELESS.*
Hankow was near the center of the flood area. Thousands of frightened, bedraggled peasants poured into the native city that sank lower and lower beneath the Yangtze...
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