The Archive · 1941

Floods Receding Sune 28

With further rain appearing un= ikely tate last night, there is every prospect of the. floods subsiding to uch an extent that the local transportation system will be returning 10 Rormal today. Ax it was, yesterday saw nearly a complete service though the depth' of the water on Vu Yuen Road prevented vehicles of the China General Oninibus Company from running up ts Sessfield Park, The trams were unable to ce of Carer Road and Avenue Road.

Transportation provided no problems for the ofice-goer In the French Concession yesterday as a complete service was resumed, the water in that district having subsided rapidly, "Another indication that the worst parts of the flood were over was the Fesumptlon. of broadcasts yesterday morning by. Station NARHA. which was forced to go off the alr for over 24 hours, Fairly heavy rains yesterday morn—Ing did not provide a very promising olttlook "but the weather improved rapidly as the day wore on and it now appears that the week-end will not be" entirely spoilt, for sportsmen especially,

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