Heavy rains visited Ningpo and. the surrounding country last week, causing an immense volume of water to rush down the Ningpo river. In consequence of this, both the bridges of boats were carried away, and the pontoons drifted down the ver, some of them fetching up near Chinhai. The first bridge was carried away on Saturday afternoon and the second on Sunday morning; while at 9 p.m. on Saturday the water was knee deep on the bund, and Inter on became deeper. The junks on the Kuangtung side, that is, opposite to Ningpo settlement, were carried away by the freshets. "There was no flood tide, the river running ebb all day on Sunday, and the banks were converted into vast lakes as far as the eye could see. In consequence of the floods, between thirty and forty lives were lost, through the capsizing of small boats and the breaking away of the bridges. It is also stated that the water was ten feet deep round the ice-houses which are such prominent feature in the landscape as one goes up the Ningpo River, and it is to be feared that Shanghai will suffer in consequence from a disagreeable dearth of fresh fish.
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