Disaster
History of China
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| | 1556 | Jiajing | |
| 23rd Jan Yellow River About 830,000 perish after earthquakes cause the Yellow & Wei rivers to flood |
| 23rd Jan Yellow River The World's worst ever disaster, 830,000 perish |
| 1972 | Tse-Tung, Mao | |
| Shimantan Dam The Shimantan Dam collapses in the Henan province, killing 85,000 people and causing the subsequent death of about 100,000 people |
| 1976 | Guofeng, Hua | |
| 27th July Tangshan 255,000 perish during an earthquake |
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