Extensive flooding in all parts of Shanghai followed the torrential rain experienced yesterday. Large areas of Nanking Road, from Sincere's to mohawk Road were up to two feet water, streets behind being even ore deeply floods The Yuen Ming Yuen Road district was also under water, besides Vu Yuen Road and the "badlands". The Racecourse became a lake, the race track being completely swamped, and the level of the ditch around the grounds rising by nearly two feet.
The floods had their consequences in the form of traffic difficulties, especially on Nanking Road. Many buses were taken off their routes due fo fear of engine trouble, and last night all trams and trolleys were kept in their garages. Radio Station XMH.A. was forced "to suspend transmission owing to fear of fusing the valves, but it is expected that broadcasting will be resumed today.
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