Heavy Rains Make Water Invade City Fwone Oun Own Consesronoant Taiyuan, Sha, Aug. 26.
Recent downpours in Taiyuan caused some of the oily streets to become young rivers three fect deep, overflowing the Central Park lake, into which this surface water runs, and flooding part of the city. -Moun-fain rivulets Became rushing torrents breaking over their walled-in courses flooding the fields below, and destroying many bridges and culverts along the motor roads, The Fen River, the main river of the province, staid within its banks for the most part. On the "upper plain its waters damaged elds and villages in a few places but that was largely due to faulty intakes and ditches for irrigation. In south Shansi, however, the lower Fen River broke over its banks washing away miles of the motor Fonds and destroying crops. Inthe Taiyuan plain at places the farmers reserve the mountain stream water by turning it into their fields but. have not provided a way to drain off a surplus. hence continuous heavy Fains result in flooded districts. release the water on the village below sometimes causes great fights between villages. "'The provincial Government Is taking steps to remedy this situa ton.
"Motor service on all the roads out from Taiyuan, north, south, and west, was stopped for several days because Jot broken and inundated roads and destroyed bridges. "The Shansi rally road also suspended service for a few Gays as iis bed was inundated at a place or two, 'A-number of holiday-makers from Peiping and coast paris were unable to got out from Yataoho, a nice little valley near Fonyang where many spend their holidays, when they wished {o. Instead of going the usual way to Taiyuan by motor, ordinarily four hour trip, they were forced to ross country and river by rickshaw, boat and railway taking nearly two days, 'A number of prominent representatives of the National Government and. Japanese officials have visited Taiyuan and the authorities here during the last few months.
Generally speaking the crops Shansi this year are good notwithstanding the fact that hero was rain in the spring and early summer. Little colton on unicrigated land was planted, hence its harvest will be Short. ut the wheat in many places due to the heavy winter snow yielded even better than last year.
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