More than 87,000,000 Tons of, Water Breaks Drought To the accompaniment of the severest electrical storm of this year, Hongkong's 1936 drought has been partially broken.
From 10 a.m. on Monday, May 18, to 10 am, next morning, a total of 3.68 inches was recorded at the Royal Observatory.
The average rainfall throughout the catchment areas that supply Hongkong's reservoirs was three and 'a half Inches.
Reports from Fanling. Taipo, Repulse Bay and other outlying centres show that this average was fairly [general throughout the Colony.
Thus, a rough compulation shows that more than 87,000,000 tons of water fell on the parched lands of the Colony for the 24 hours ending 10 am, on the Tuesday.
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