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1887 Yellow River flood: Henan, Anhui, Jiangsu: 930,000 [12] 1975 Banqiao dam failure: Henan, Anhui: 230,000: This dam failure was a landmark technological failure in the 20th century. [13] 1931 China floods: Jiangsu: 150,000: More deaths caused by the flood-led famine. [14]
2017 China floods: China: 2017 200–600 1824 St. Petersburg flood: Russia: 1824 200–600 Chungar landslide, flood, avalanche Peru: 1971 200+ 2008 South China floods: South China: 2008 200 Pamir Mountain area, mud and rock slides, torrential rain Tajikistan: 1992 199 Santa Catarina, Tubarão, torrential heavy rain Brazil: 1974 199
1931 China floods: China Flood July – November 1932 3,103+ 1932 Cuba hurricane: Cayman Islands, Cuba Tropical cyclone November 9 1933 6,865–9,300 1933 Diexi earthquake: China Earthquake August 25 1934 10,700–12,000 1934 Nepal–India earthquake: Nepal, India January 15 1935 145,000 1935 Yangtze flood: China Flood July 6 1936 5,000+
The 1887 Yellow River flood in Qing China began in late September 1887 and killed at least 930,000 people. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was the single deadliest flood in China, making it one of the largest disasters in China by death toll .
By Laurie Chen. BEIJING (Reuters) - Last week, the city of Zhuozhou was devastated by the worst floods to hit northern China in living memory. Today, residents are asking why the local government ...
From the air, the devastation in Zhengzhou (JUNG-JO) is seen at its worst. Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from the industrial hub in China's central Henan province.And dams and ...
At the official level, The Great Floods in China's History (中国历史大洪水) revealed part of the information to the public for the first time; the book was prefaced by Qian Zhengying who served as the Minister of Water Resources of China in 1970s and 1980s. [5] [8] [9] [12] [13]
Rains and floods extended to central and eastern China during July [1] [2] and were described as the worst since at least 1998. [ 11 ] According to the Ministry of Emergency Management , by the end of June flooding had displaced 744,000 people across 26 provinces with 81 people missing or dead. [ 3 ]