5 Biggest Flood Disasters In History 2
Flood disasters that occurred in several cities in the world make people concerned due to dozens of houses damaged and cause fatalities. There are 10 biggest flood disasters in history but here, we will inform 5 biggest floods continuing the previous article about the flood. The extreme rainfall due to tropical cyclones is the cause of flood and thousands of people died. The following are 5 other biggest floods in history.
6. Yangtze River Flood in 1931
The other biggest flood in history was Yangtze River Flood. It was still in Dam Banqiao, China, in 1931. There was a flood that killed 145 thousand people. In the period of 1928-1930, China faced a severe drought due to abnormal weather conditions, heavy snowstorms, and heavy rainfall that occurred in the parts of central China. Then, the water levels increased in the rivers and the rain grew heavier in the months of July and August in 1931 that caused a flood.
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| Yangtze River Flood in 1931 |
7. Floods in the Netherlands and the UK
In 1099, in the Netherlands and the UK, there was a massive flood that claimed the victims as many as 100,000 lives. The tide that coincided with the storm caused overflowing water to flood the Thames and the Netherlands.
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| Floods in the Netherlands and the UK |
8. Flood in the Netherlands
Another big flood in history happened in the Netherlands in 1287 with a total of 50 thousand victims. A wall that stemming sea water in Zee Zuider collapsed and then floods hit.
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| Flood in the Netherlands |
9. Neva River Flood
In Russia, there was a massive flood in 1824. The victim died as many as 10 thousand people. This flood was caused by an ice dam clogging the Neva River and floods hit nearby towns.
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| Neva River Flood |
10. Flood in the Netherlands
The other flood that caused a death toll of 10,000 people in the Netherlands was the flood in 1421. This caused by the collapse of a seawall in Zee Zuider then flooded the lowlands of the Netherlands.
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| Flood in the Netherlands |