- Type:
- Flood
- Date:
- May 20, 1998 CE
- Location:
- China
- Deaths:
- 8
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 2 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- DFO_FLOOD
- DFO_FLOOD
Other flood records of 1998 CE
- Honduras, Panama · 11,000 deaths
- Bangladesh, India · 2,632 deaths
- India · 1,126 deaths
- China · 575 deaths
- Mexico, Guatemala · 407 deaths
- Peru, Ecuador · 364 deaths
Source: Dartmouth Flood Observatory (2025): Global Flood Records v0.9.0, doi:10.5281/zenodo.19288171 · License: CC0 1.0 · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did Flood: China (1998-05-20) (1998 CE) happen?
- May 20, 1998 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from Dartmouth Flood Observatory (2025): Global Flood Records v0.9.0, doi:10.5281/zenodo.19288171; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 8. Historical death tolls vary by source.