Hsuchow, Oct, 8.
While the major portion of the eastern section of north Kiengsu 1s in the grip of a widespread flood disaster, thousands "of square miles of farm land being submerged by the ing waters of the Yellow River other rivers, several districts in and around Hsuchow are suffering from an unprecedented drought. Most of the crops in the districts not affected by. the floods have been destroyed and the fields are parched.
Rain in this section has. been' scarce and far between in the past three months, with the result that farmers have found it impossible to do anything during this second sow-Ing period of the year, The Special Administrator's Omee here has during the past several days been showered with requests from the various droughtvaffected regions for relief which are as urgent as those from other districts requesting flood relief,
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