Worst sufferers of all, however, were the refugees housed in the Shanghai Refugee Relict Association's camp at Tunsin Road and in the Internationa) Relief Committee's camp in the French Concession. Built by the S.MLC, at the beginning of the year to accommodate 10,000 refugees, the Tunsin Road camp housed about 6,000 when the full force of the gale struck it yesterday. The various buildings in ihe camp, which housed about 300 to 400 refugees each, were only constructed six months ago. Against the wind, however, they collapsed like matchwood, leaving the inmates in a terrible plight.
Damage estimated to run into thousands of dollars was caused by the buildings' collapse, the water supply was cut off and, to make matters worse, the electric light supply failed, Through the generosity of the Shang: hai Waterworks Ca,, and the Shangha) Fire Brigade waler was pumped through fire hydrants into the kitchens and so the inmates were not left without a plentiful supply of food and hot water. In comparison with the recently constructed buildings at the 'Tunsin Road camp, the older' builé- ings in the International Relief Committee's camp withstood the ferrite onslaught of the wind and rain quila well,
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