During the bombing several missiles landed in Chengchow's main street, damaging as many as 600 houses, The post office in Railway station was were sections of the the Lunghai wrecked, as track, two locomotives and a coach The Bank of China building damaged, but'the premises of the Yee Tsoong Tobacco Ca. and the Arnhold Trading Ca. are believed to have escaped, both being situated well away from the station area All reports confirm the havoc wrought during the raid. especisily on the main street, which is dí as shambles. Appare' jerry-built Chinese dwellings bled under the repercussion: others were demolished by direct hits and their helpless occupants buried under the debris.
The telephone, telegraph and electric power services were all interrupted, and the relief of succouring the wounded and burying the dead, many of whom had been blown to pieces, was hampered, Many fires raged all day long, the partial interruption of the water supply preventing the fire brigade from trying to fight the flames.
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