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The 1931 China Flood is one of the largest natural disasters of the 20th century, affecting the Yangtze and Huai river basins and the Grand Canal. The floods that occurred between June and August submerged an area of approximately 180,000 square kilometers and directly impacted between 25 and 50 million people. As a result of the disaster, 40 million people were left homeless, and the number of deaths, direct and indirect, ranged between 2 and 3.7 million.【1】 Climatic and Meteorological Factors