<unk> <unk> <unk> <unk>
1931 China floods, one of the deadliest flood disasters in world history, Wuhan was a refuge for flood victims from outlying areas, who had been arriving since the late spring.<unk>1931 China floods, one of the deadliest flood disasters in world history, Wuhan was a refuge for flood victims from outlying areas, who had been arriving since the late spring. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ The flood covered an area of 32 square miles and the city was flooded under many feet of water for nearly three months.<unk> The flood covered an area of 32 square miles and the city was flooded under many feet of water for nearly three months.<unk> The flood covered an area of 32 square miles and the city was flooded under many feet of water for nearly three months. Large numbers gathered on flooded islands throughout the city, with 30,000 sheltering on a railway embankment in central Hankou.<unk> Large numbers gathered on flooded islands throughout the city, with 30,000 sheltering on a railway embankment in central Hankou.<unk> Large numbers gathered on flooded islands throughout the city, with 30,000 sheltering on a railway embankment in central Hankou. With little food and a complete breakdown in sanitation, thousands soon began to succumb to diseases.<unk> With little food and a complete breakdown in sanitation, thousands soon began to succumb to diseases. Jin Shilong, Senior Engineer at the Hubei Flood Prevention Agency, described the flooding:There was no warning, only a sudden great wall of water.<unk>There was no warning, only a sudden great wall of water.<unk>There was no warning, only a sudden great wall of water.<unk>There was no warning, only a sudden great wall of water.<unk>There was no warning, only a sudden great wall of water.<unk>There was no warning, only a sudden great wall of water. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> I was just coming off duty at the company's main office, a fairly new three-story building near the center of town... (<unk>) When I heard the terrible noise and saw the wall of water coming, I raced to the top floor of the building.... I was in one of the tallest and strongest buildings left standing.<unk> I was in one of the tallest and strongest buildings left standing. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️