On this day in 1938, the Yellow River experienced a major flood during the Second Sino-Japanese War when the Chinese Nationalist government deliberately destroyed the dikes along the river to halt the ...

The Yellow River Flood of 1938 is one of the darkest events ... killing about 300,000 to 500,000 people. Millions were left ...

Officials have issued a warning that flood waters may damage the dykes on the Yellow River's lower reaches and have advised local flood control departments to strengthen measures to protect the dykes.

The Yellow River flood control office of Shandong Province said the lower reaches were subject to a severe cold spell from January 7 and a 5-km section of the river had frozen. By January 20 the ...