Yangtze River floods in 1998
The 1998 Yangtze River floods ( 1998 年 中国 洪水 ) were floods that occurred on the Yangtze River in the People's Republic of China from mid-June to early September 1998 .
It was estimated to be the largest flood in China in 40 years. There were 3,704 dead, 15 million homeless and economic damage of $ 26 billion.
Web links
- 1998 Changjiang Flooding Mini-report ( Memento from July 23, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- China: Yangtze River Flood (July-August 1998) ESA Earthnet Online Earth Observation
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chinanews.com.cn. " Chinanews.com.cn ( Memento of the original from January 1, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . “ 98 年 特大 洪水. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
- ↑ Spignesi, Stephen J. [2004] (2004). Catastrophe !: the 100 greatest disasters of all time. Citadel Press. ISBN 0-8065-2558-4 . p 37.
- ↑ Pbs.org. “ Pbs.org .” Great wall across the Yangtze. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
