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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
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 .
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+
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]
This is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll.It shows the number of fatalities associated with various explosions, structural fires, flood disasters, coal mine disasters, and other notable accidents caused by negligence connected to improper architecture, planning, construction, design, and more.
The 1935 Yangtze flood struck China during a decade of flooding, famine and social turmoil. [2] It is considered to be the fourth deadliest flood in recorded history, with a death toll of 145,000 and displacement of millions. [ 2 ]
The 1887 Yellow River Flood caused between 900,000 and 2,0000,000 deaths in China. One of the deadliest floods ever. The 1911 Yangtze river flood. Killed up to 100,000 in China; The 1931 Yellow River flood caused between 800,000 and 4,000,000 deaths in China, one of a series of disastrous floods on the Yellow River.