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Top 5 deadliest floods in recorded history

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The 5 deadliest floods in recorded history by estimated death toll: 1931 China floods, 1887 Yellow River flood (China), and more.

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  1. 1

    1931 China floods

    ~1,000,000-4,000,000

  2. 2

    1887 Yellow River flood (China)

    ~900,000-2,000,000

  3. 3

    1938 Yellow River flood (China)

    ~500,000-900,000

  4. 4

    1975 Banqiao Dam failure (China)

    ~150,000-240,000

  5. 5

    1935 Yangtze River flood (China)

    ~145,000