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Events on Wednesday 28 September 1887 1
1887Yellow River floods Henan provinceOne of the deadliest floods in recorded historyThe Yellow River breaches its dikes near Zhengzhou in Henan province, China, inundating thousands of square miles of farmland and towns. Estimates of the death toll range from several hundred thousand to nearly two million, from drowning, disease, and the ensuing famine. It ranks among the deadliest natural disasters ever recorded.