deadliest floods
1. CHINA FLOOD
1931 The 1931 Central China floods were a series of floods that occurred in the Republic of China. The deadliest flood ever recorded. Death Toll: 3,700,000 |
2. YELLOW RIVER FLOOD
1887 This river is prone to flooding due to the elevated nature of the river, running between dykes above the broad plains surrounding it. The flood began in September,1887. Death Toll: 2,000,000 5. YANGTZE RIVER FLOOD
1935 The Yangtze River flood of 1935 struck China in the midst of a decade wracked by flooding, famine, and social turmoil. It was the fifth-deadliest flood in recorded history. Millions more who survived were displaced, injured, suffered from loss of property or jobs, or went with too little food. Death Toll:145,000 |
3. YELLOW RIVER FLOOD
1938 During the Second Sino-Japanese War, Chinese Nationalist blew up the dikes holding back the Yellow River in an attempt to stop the invading Japanese. The explosions ferociously flooded the provinces of Henan, Anhui, and Jiangsu, destroying some 21,000 square miles and shifting the mouth of the Yellow River hundreds of miles to the south. Death Toll:800,000 |
4. BANQIAO DAM FAILURE
1975 The dam failures killed an estimated 171,000 people.11 million people lost their homes. It also caused the sudden loss of 18 GW of power. Death Toll: 231,000 |
6. ST. FELIX'S FLOOD 1530 The St. Felix's Flood happened on Saturday 5 November 1530, the name day of St. Felix. This day was later known as Evil Saturday. Large parts of Flanders and Zeeland were washed away, including the Verdronken Land van Reimerswaal. Death Toll:100,000+ |