On Tuesday, the light and water services which had been cut off by the foods were resumed with Japanes¢ ce-operation and the British Concession was once again 1it up at night, There was a danger, however, of being electrocuted by standing in the ood waters near electrical gear, the visitor told the reporter and he added that many people had lost their lives in this way He pointed out that one of the most serious consequences of the flooding was the fact that It had become impossible to bury the dead. Bodies could only be thrown into the river, hho explained. Another danger to health had shown itself when septic tanks and sewers had burst, while the stench In the city, grew worse every day, As the waters subsided, he emphasized, the situation would be-ome even worse.
Asked if he could give an estimate as to how many people had died through the floods, he stated that this was an impossibility at the present time, although there were over one thousand dead on the first day. On the Bund in the British Concession alt wooden pavement blocks had been uprooted by the waters while on all slrecty inthe area sampans, barges and improvised craft such as sop boxes strapped together plied up and down the inundated thoroughfares.
On 'Thursday, Auguit 24, Tientsin hada twenty-four hours supply' of tight through the fuet that connections had been made with the Japanese and Belgian power stations, the British power station being 12 fect under waler, For washing purposes a sident was allowed one pint of water in the morning and one pint in the evening, he continued, but he believed that the water situation in the area wag very good.
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