The Archive · 1935

House Falls in Rain in Nantao

Many Parts of the City Under Water 'A. young Chinese apprentice was injured on Sunday morning when a house in Nanlao collapsed as a result of the heavy rain during the night. The house, an old building situated at 153 Ta Ling Road, slumped gradually, succession of sharp cracks giving those inside time to reach the roadway before the whole structure gave way. The apprentice wag not seriously hurt and the services of the ambulance were not required. The collapse caused the wall of a house next door to fall in also, Another collapse occurred in_ the Iniernational Settlement shortly after p.m, when a wall of House 3, Lane 97" Sionebridge Road, gave' way.

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