1931 China Floods
The 1931 Central China floods or the Central China floods of 1931 were a series of floods that occurred in mainland China. The floods are generally considered among the deadliest natural disasters ever recorded, and almost certainly the deadliest of the 20th century (when pandemics and famines are discounted). Estimates of the total death toll range from 145,000 to between 3.7 million and 4 million.
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