1931 CHINA FLOODS

THE 1931 CHINA FLOODS OR THE 1931 YANGTZE-HUAI

RIVER FLOODS WERE A SERIES OF DEVASTATING
FLOODS THAT OCCURRED IN THE REPUBLIC OF
CHINA. THEY WERE SOME OF THE
DEADLIEST FLOODS IN HISTORY, AND TOGETHER
FORMED ONE OF THE MOST LETHAL NATURAL
DISASTERS OF THE 20TH
CENTURY,[4] EXCLUDING PANDEMICS AND FAMINES.[1]
ESTIMATES OF THE TOTAL DEATH TOLL RANGE FROM
422,499[5] TO BETWEEN 3.7 MILLION AND 4 MILLION
 Victims of the flooding in August 1931

Date July–November 1931 (depending on river)

Location Yellow River, Yangtze River, Huai River

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Deaths 422,499–4,000,000
 THE FLOODS INUNDATED
APPROXIMATELY 180,000
KM2 – AN AREA EQUIVALENT
IN SIZE TO ENGLAND AND
HALF OF SCOTLAND, OR
THE STATES OF NEW YORK,
NEW JERSEY AND
CONNECTICUT COMBINED.