Rank Death toll Event

1,000,000– 1931 China

1
4,000,000 floods
1887
900,000–
2 Yellow River flo
2,000,000
od
1938
500,000–
3 Yellow River flo
800,000
od
4 229,000 Typhoon Nina
Start date: 1931
Death(s): 422,499–4,000,000
Locations: Yangtze, Yellow River, Huai River
Areas affected: Yellow River, Yangtze, Huai River
FACT: The 1931 China floods is the deadliest natural disaster in
history by estimated death toll (1,000,000–4,000,000).