Excessive warmth attributable to global warming and a stalled weather system, also attributable to global warming, have caused a weather system in over southeast China to dump rain since May 12th. A million people are in the impacted area, ahlf of them have had to move or have been rescued, and the 2-6 inches of daily rain continues. 25,000 homes have been destroyed.
This area has recieved huge investments over the last few decades, since a huge 1998 storm killed thousands and caused 26 billion dollars in damage. They now fear that the present flooding will be as bad.
Here's some video (with some out of date information on casualties and damages):
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Massive, Two Week Long China Flood Sends Half a Million Fleeing, Destroys More Than 25,000 Homes
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"The 1931 Central China floods or the Central China floods of 1931 were a series of floods that occurred in the Republic of China. The floods are generally considered among the deadliest natural disasters ever recorded, and almost certainly the deadliest of the 20th century (when pandemics and famines are discounted).[2] Estimates of the total death toll range from 145,000[1] to between 3.7 million and 4 million." Was global warming the boogie man then, too?
Jonathan, there were floods before global warming, so I don't see the point of your question.
Floodwater is often biologically red-hot from contamination with sewage. This produces a high risk of disease outbreaks in flood areas, all the more deadly when antibiotic resistance is considered. We have not seen the end of the casualties from this one.
I seem to remember there were hot days in Minnesota before global warming, too.