THIS DAY IN HISTORY – Yangtze River peaks in China – 1931

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On August 18, 1931, the Yangtze River in China peaks during a horrible flood that kills 3.7 million people directly and indirectly over the next several months. This was perhaps the worst natural disaster of the 20th century.

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