Analysis of Flood Disaster in the Past 50 Years in China

Based on the statistical data of flood occurrences from 1950 to 2000 in China, the characteristics of flood disaster were analyzed. The flood disaster in China was becoming more serious on occurring area and disaster - caused area in the latter 50 years of 20th century, and there were ten most serious flood disaster occurred years. Ration of occurring area and damaged area in serious water logging area against the whole country are both 47% , while the planting area is 39% of the whole country in these regions. Occurring area and damaged area in the north provinces of light water logging area and Henan, a province of serious water logging area decreased, and in most of other provinces was in increasing tendency. The reasons that caused the frequent occurrence of the flood disasters in the 1990s were analyzed, and advice on precautions and reduction measures against flood disaster were put forward.