🌊 Saturday Series: Episode 5 – The 1931 China Floods 🌊 Torrential rains swelled the Yangtze, Yellow, and Huai rivers in 1931, unleashing the deadliest flood in modern history. Entire towns vanished beneath the water and famine followed. Up to 4 million lives were lost. #SaturdaySeries #DisasterEdition #Flood #ChinaFloods #1931 #NatureDisaster | Above The Norm News

Extreme rainfall in the Sichuan province of China causes severe floods. | TRT World

Before the world focused on Normandy or Pearl Harbor, a fierce yet often overlooked war was already happening in the East. In 1931, China was the first to face fascist aggression, fighting alone for years with unwavering defiance. From the gunfire at Lugou Bridge, also known as Marco Polo Bridge, to bullet scars on Wanping Fortress, from battlefronts spanning thousands of kilometers to the lives of hundreds of millions under siege, this is the untold story of the Chinese Theater. Join CGTN's Wan