The Archive · 1939

As the Typhoon Reached Its Peak

The above pictures show how Shanghai suffered on July 12 when Along the Bund waterfront a sampan is seen (top left) ings were blown down all over the city (top right), while the the whole area.and the flooding which followed the typhoon, The one on the left shows the one of the most violent typhoons seen for many years struck the floating over what had been dry land a few hours earlier. Hoard-lower pictures depict the damage which was done to huts throughout the picture on the right being taken in Nanking Road, always Baseball Club's pavilion after the storm had done its worst with it.

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