Shanghai in Grip of One of Worst Floods City Has Ever Known; Many Motor Cars Stalled HE Western Districts of both the International Settlement and the French Concession yesterday were in the grip of floods which hid both roadway and pavement beneath swirling yellow waters, made motoring difficult, walking not only uncomfortable but a risk to the health and which resulted in a large number of shops being entirely cut off from customers for the entire day. Many cars were stalled, more pa ticularly on Vu Yuen and Great Western Roads, where the waters were particularly deep.
While the Central District was comparatively free from flooding for a change—even the department store concentration at Chekiang and Nanking roads corner being almost "dry"—the same could not be said for a very large proportion of the streets—further west, A tour of the city yesterday afternoon by a "North-China Daily News" representative and a photographer revealed that Shanghai was in the grip of one of ihe worst floods it has ever known.
Avenue Joffre was free from flooding until Rue Baron Gros was reached. Floods were then noticed in side streets and, as Rue Chapsal was approached,' the waters came more and more to the centre of the road, Past the tram island, "dry" land was reached once more, but at Rue Massenet the floods grew deep again and.it was here that the "North-China Daily News" reporter observed practical application of the saying, "Here's mud in your eye," as a flashy sedan drove past a tram island at a most inconsiderate speed, drenching the unfortunate people waiting for a cheaper form of conveyance.
Turning right at Rue Cardinal Mercier, the Cathay Mansion-French Club corner was the next flooded area to be reached, The French Concession motor buses, which normally travel along Rue Bourgeat to Route des Soeurs before turning left again to reach Avenue Foch, were forced to turn at Cardinal Mercier instead, the road being practically impassable ahead, even to rickshaw traffic. The entire roadway at the corner was} under water, the traffic policeman in the centre of the road being frequently splashed by passing trafic,
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