Floods
Major floods, their human consequences and the conditions that made them catastrophic.
Flood disasterCentral China floods
Flooding followed by disease and hunger that killed an estimated two million people across central China.
Flood disasterYellow River flood of 1887
A catastrophic levee breach that inundated densely settled land and produced enormous losses through drowning, hunger and disease.
Wartime inundationDeliberate flooding of the Yellow River
The deliberate destruction of river defences to impede Japan's invasion, with catastrophic consequences for civilians.
Flood disasterYangtze River floods of 1954
Prolonged high water forcing emergency flood diversion while tens of thousands died across the affected region.
Flood disasterChina floods of 1998
Major river flooding that killed thousands and prompted renewed scrutiny of land use and flood protection.