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The Kusko Times
Takotna, Tokotna, Mcgrath, Alaska
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Torrential rains, the worst in China for over 50 years, have destroyed rice crops in Kiangsu, Chekiang, and Anhui provinces, threatening severe famine for 200 million people in the Yangtse river region. Rice prices in Shanghai rose from $14 to $15 per 133 pounds in the last two weeks.
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Yangtse River Provinces, China
Event Date
Aug. 26
Outcome
severe famine threat for 200 million people; rice crop practically total loss in kiangsu, chekiang, and anhui; rice price in shanghai increased from $14 to $15 per 133 pounds
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Continued torrential rains, worst in China for over 50 years, have caused near-total loss of rice crops in Kiangsu, Chekiang, and Anhui provinces, leading to a grave danger of severe famine in the Yangtse river provinces home to 200 million people. In the last two weeks, rice prices in Shanghai rose by one-seventh to thing, from $14 to $15 per measure of 133 pounds.