Terrible Plight of Kiangsu and Chekiang: Last Year's Flood Still Many Feet Deep Sin,—In view of the severe weather that is setting in in the Kiangsu and Chekiang provinces and the appalling flood conditions in the many cities in these provinces our Committee consider it most urgent to appeal to those who are well provided for any weather. We shall thank you therefore for your kind ce-operation by givin: space to the following letter, whi we have just received.
The letter reads:
Continuous downpour durin; the months of May, July an August has made this city, especially its surrounding districts, a vast sea. In May the water was from seven to eight feet deep. It took two months for it to go down two feet but the heavy rain during July added four more, Even at the time of writing (December) there is still one foot of water in most of the places.
Since the outlet to the Taihu is clogged there is no prospect of the remaining water clearing out in the near future.
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