[Podcast] Breaching the Yellow River and the horrors of war

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Yellow River flooding refugees. Photo via Micah Muscolino's article on DisasterHistory.org

Yellow River flooding has killed and displaced millions over the centuries. But in June 1938, the river’s levees were intentionally breached, leaving half a million civilians dead โ€” another reminder of the impossible choices that defined much of World War II.

Click here to read the article by James Carter.

Narrated by Kaiser Kuo.

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