1931 ⟶ China Suffers Devastating Floods, Millions Dead

June: Floods in China kill up to 2.5 million people.
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-453
1876
1928
1931
1961
2008

🌊 Taiyuan Suffers Severe Flooding

Taiyuan, a city in China, gets flooded.⟶
Taiyuan Suffers Severe Flooding (-453)
FloodsNatural DisasterEnvironmental DisastersClimateDisaster Relief
ChinaChina

🌾 Northern China Famine

1876–1879: 13 million Chinese die of famine in northern China.⟶
Northern China Famine (1876)
FamineQing DynastyDisasterMortalityNatural DisasterFood Shortage
ChinaChina

😫 Chinese Famine Begins

Chinese famine of 1928–1930 begins.⟶
Chinese Famine Begins (1928)
FamineNatural DisasterAgricultureWarlordsEconomic HardshipRepublic of China
ChinaChina

🌊 China Suffers Devastating Floods, Millions Dead

June: Floods in China kill up to 2.5 million people.⟶
China Suffers Devastating Floods, Millions Dead (1931)
FloodsNatural DisasterDisaster ReliefMortalityClimate ChangeRepublic of China
ChinaChina

💀 Great Leap Forward Famine Ends

The Great Leap Forward ends in China after the deaths of roughly 20–45 million people.⟶
Great Leap Forward Famine Ends (1961)
FamineCommunist ChinaMao ZedongAtrocitiesCollectivizationTotalitarianism
ChinaChina

🧲 Wenchuan Earthquake Claims Tens of Thousands of Lives

May 12: Magnitude 8.0 earthquake occurs in Wenchuan, China, causing almost 90,000 people to die or go missing.⟶
Wenchuan Earthquake Claims Tens of Thousands of Lives (2008)
EarthquakeNatural DisasterDisaster ReliefSeismologyCasualties
ChinaChina