GEOGRAPHY
Physical - Natural Disasters
Worst Floods by Death Toll
This list features the worst floods in history based on the number of fatalities.
RANK | FLOOD | COUNTRY | DEATH TOLL | YEAR |
1 | 1931 China floods | China | 1,000,000 – 4,000,000 | 1931 |
2 | 1887 Yellow River (Huang He) flood | China | 900,000 – 2,000,000 | 1887 |
3 | 1938 Yellow River (Huang He) flood | China | 500,000 – 800,000 | 1938 |
4 | 1970 Bhola cyclone | Bangladesh | 300,000 – 500,000 | 1970 |
5 | 1642 Kaifeng flood | China | 300,000 | 1642 |
6 | 1975 Banqiao Dam failure | China | 229,000 | 1975 |
7 | 1935 Yangtze River flood | China | 145,000 | 1935 |
8 | 1911 Yangtze River flood | China | 100,000 | 1911 |
9 | The flood of 1099 | Netherlands; England | Up to 100,000 | 1099 |
10 | 1954 Yangtze River flood | China | 30,000 – 50,000 | 1954 |
11 | 2010 Pakistan floods | Pakistan | 20,000 | 2010 |
12 | St. Lucia's flood, storm surge | Holy Roman Empire | 50,000 – 80,000 | 1287 |
13 | 1949 Eastern Guatemalan floods | Guatemala | 40,000 | 1949 |
14 | First St. Marcellus flood, storm surge | Holy Roman Empire | 36,000 | 1219 |
15 | North Sea flood, storm surge | Holy Roman Empire | 0 or 36,000 or 60,000 | 1212 |
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