Death Toll and Damage
Chinese sources usually indicate the death toll of the Yangtze River overflow at about 145,000, with flood damage affecting around 28.5 million, while most Western sources give a far higher death toll of between 3.7 and 4 million people.
Read more about this topic: 1931 China Floods
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