The Yellow River Flood Of 1887
The Yellow River in China is prone to flooding due to the river’s high elevation. In 1887, the water levels rose too high and began to quickly flood the Henan Province. The waters washed all throughout northern China and viciously killed about 900,000 Chinese citizens.
The Yellow River Flood Of 1887
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The 2010 Haiti Earthquake
Late on a Tuesday afternoon in January 2010, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake on the Richter scale caused chaos in the town of Léogâne in Haiti. The quake caused so much damage that airports couldn’t even co-ordinate flights for evacuation. Countries from around the world contributed to relief efforts. The death toll climbed to something like 316,000.
The 2010 Haiti Earthquake
