Floods Sweep China

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

59

Date Released

21 Sep 1931

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Win for Champions
2. 2Floods Sweep China
3. 3Canny Canines Clash
4. 4Poilus Private War
5. 5150 Years Old
6. 6It’s Bone-Shakers’ Day

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 6

Summary

More than 350,000 die in worst disaster in Chinese history. Thirty million face starvation as floods continue. 1. In Hankow, industrial metropolis of Central China, starving refugees crowd flooded streets, seeking food.

Keywords

Food and cooking; Weather; Displaced persons; Accidents and disasters

Locations

Yangtze Valley

Library number

489

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Film Archive

Name

Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

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Notes

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