Central China Flood 1931 Disasterhistory Org

Natural Disaster - Flood - 1931 - CHINA - PROJECT | PDF

Natural Disaster - Flood - 1931 - CHINA - PROJECT | PDF In 1931 central china experienced a devastating flood that inundated an area equivalent in size of england and half of scotland, affected the lives of an estimated 52 million people, and killed as many as 2 million. The 1931 china floods, or the 1931 yangtze–huai river floods, was a devastating flood that occurred from june to august 1931 in china, hitting major cities such as wuhan, nanjing and beyond, and eventually culminated in a dike breach along lake gaoyou on 25 august 1931.

Central China Flood, 1931 | DisasterHistory.org

Central China Flood, 1931 | DisasterHistory.org Higher numbers have been suggested, but about 2 million people likely died directly or indirectly from the flooding in china in 1931. although often referred to as the yangtze river flood, several rivers and a huge swath of central china were impacted by a series of floods. The 1931 yangzi river flood was one of the most extensive and damaging of the many floods in china during the twentieth century. it extended into eight provinces in central china and beyond to the north, west, and south. as many as 50 million people may have been affected, losing homes and crops. As another part of our series on historic floods, here we look at the devastating floods that hit central china in 1931, one of which hit the yangtze river with huge loss of life, and that particular flood is thought to be one of the deadliest floods of modern times. Abstract the 1931 yangtze river flood in eastern china, which had an associated death toll of over 2 million, is regarded as one of the world’s deadliest natural disasters on record. however, due to the lack of meteorological data before the 1950s, the causes of this event are rarely investigated. here, we combine multiple lines of evidence from recently available historical observations.

Central China Flood, 1931 | DisasterHistory.org

Central China Flood, 1931 | DisasterHistory.org As another part of our series on historic floods, here we look at the devastating floods that hit central china in 1931, one of which hit the yangtze river with huge loss of life, and that particular flood is thought to be one of the deadliest floods of modern times. Abstract the 1931 yangtze river flood in eastern china, which had an associated death toll of over 2 million, is regarded as one of the world’s deadliest natural disasters on record. however, due to the lack of meteorological data before the 1950s, the causes of this event are rarely investigated. here, we combine multiple lines of evidence from recently available historical observations. Read about the 1931 china floods. identify the causes of the yangtze river flood and analyze the damage and economic impact of the 1931 china floods. The 1931 china flood have impacted an estimate of 50 million people; this marks it as one of the greatest natural disaster of the twentieth century. however, most of the damage could have been preventing if it was monitored closely and practice flood control measures. The 1931 china floods, or the 1931 yangtze–huai river floods, occurred from june to august 1931 in china, hitting major cities such as wuhan, nanjing and beyond, and eventually culminated in a dike breach along lake gaoyou on 25 august 1931. On the evening of august 25, 1931, the water through the grand canal washed away dikes near gaoyou lake, anhui province, drowning some 200,000 people in their sleep. it was just one chapter of the central china floods of 1931, generally considered the deadliest natural disaster ever recorded.

Central China Flood, 1931 | DisasterHistory.org

Central China Flood, 1931 | DisasterHistory.org Read about the 1931 china floods. identify the causes of the yangtze river flood and analyze the damage and economic impact of the 1931 china floods. The 1931 china flood have impacted an estimate of 50 million people; this marks it as one of the greatest natural disaster of the twentieth century. however, most of the damage could have been preventing if it was monitored closely and practice flood control measures. The 1931 china floods, or the 1931 yangtze–huai river floods, occurred from june to august 1931 in china, hitting major cities such as wuhan, nanjing and beyond, and eventually culminated in a dike breach along lake gaoyou on 25 august 1931. On the evening of august 25, 1931, the water through the grand canal washed away dikes near gaoyou lake, anhui province, drowning some 200,000 people in their sleep. it was just one chapter of the central china floods of 1931, generally considered the deadliest natural disaster ever recorded.

1931 central China floods