The 1931 Chinese Floods

Today I read an article on wikipedia that discussed the events that occurred during the 1931 floods in China. The series of floods that happened in China in 1931 are considered the most deadly natural disasters to occur in the 20th century. The casualties were estimated as low as 400,000 all the way up to 4 million deaths. Before the time of the floods a long draught occurred in China lasting from 1928 to the end of 1930. The extensive draught was what led to the mass floods across the main part of the asian continent. In a time period like the early twentieth century, especially in a country like China that was still developing