The 1931 China flood is known as one of the world's deadliest disasters. To learn more about the 1931 China floods, listen to today's episode of "This Day In Weather History." Content continues below ...

1931 China Floods The 1931 China floods are often cited as the deadliest weather event in recorded history. This calamity ...

The 1931 China Floods rank among the deadliest natural disasters ever recorded. Heavy rain and unusually heavy snowmelt caused the Yangtze River, along with other major rivers like the Yellow and ...

Of the 10 worst floods in the world during the past 100 years, seven have been in China — five in the Yangtze River (1911, 1931, 1935, 1954, 1998), and two in the Yellow River (1887 and 1938).