The 1998 Yangtze river floods (1998年中国洪水) was a major flood that lasted from middle of June to the beginning of September 1998 in the People's Republic of China at the Yangtze river.[1]
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Timeline
By August 22, 29 provinces, Autonomous regions, direct controlled municipalities were affected. The worst hit areas were Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia and Jilin.[1]
- August 1: The periphery levee in Waijiang, Hezhen of Jiayu County, collapsed first.
- August 5: Periphery levees in Paizhou, Jiujiang, Jiangxin area of Jiayu County collapsed consecutively.
- August 5: The lower reaches of the Yangtze River collapsed at Jiujiang and Jiangxinzhou.
- August 7: The main levee of the Yangtze collapsed.
Tolls
The event was considered the worst Northern China flood in 40 years.[2] In the summer of 1998, China experienced massive flooding of parts of the Yangtze River, resulting in 3,004 dead, 14 million homeless and $24 billion in economic loss.[3] Other sources report a total loss of 4150 people, and 180 million people were affected.[2] A staggering 18.3 million acres were evacuated, 13.3 million houses were damaged or destroyed. The floods did $26 billion in damages.[2]
See also
- Natural disasters in China
- List of deadliest natural disasters
- Flooding
- Yangtze River
- Tofu-dreg projects
External links
- 1998 Changjiang Flooding Mini-report (Archived 2009-10-22)
- China: Yangtze River Flood (July-August 1998) ESA Earthnet Online Earth Observation
References
- ^ a b Chinanews.com.cn. "Chinanews.com.cn." 98年特大洪水. Retrieved on 2009-08-01.
- ^ a b c Spignesi, Stephen J. [2004] (2004). Catastrophe!: the 100 greatest disasters of all time. Citadel Press. ISBN 0806525584. p 37.
- ^ Pbs.org. "Pbs.org." Great wall across the Yangtze. Retrieved on 2009-08-01.
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