Human Causes
Poor Water Management
When the dams are poorly constructed or maintained, they may easily collapse and this results in flooding. Such as more than 240 people were killed and 150 were listed missing after a dam burst in China's northwestern Qinghai province.
In 1938, the Chinese army broke the dyke of the Huang He at Fa Yuan Kou. Water flooded huge area of land. The aim of breaking the dyke was to stop the Japanese army from moving forward.
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