In 1887 flooding killed nearly two million people ... Attempts at controlling the Yellow River were begun as early as the third century B.C. An engineer named Yu came up with the idea of dredging ...

The 1931 floods remain a tragic reminder of the immense power of nature. The 1887 Yellow River Flood is one of the most ...

The Yellow River, often dubbed "China's Sorrow," lived up to its name in 1887 when it unleashed one of the most catastrophic ...