Zhongmou (China), one of several views of area flooded by the Yellow River

Flooded area as viewed from the air. Chungmou [Zhongmou], 25 miles from Kaifeng, Honan [Henan]. Dyke breaks of Yellow River (Huang Ho).China: Yellow River floodThe Yellow River is also known as the Huang He. In 1938, levees built to stabilize the river were purposefully breached near Zhengzhou to delay the advance of Japanese troops during the Second Sino-Japanese War. This image was taken as Harrison Forman was flying above Henan, Jiangsu and Anhui provinces.Huang He. (2012). In Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved from http://school.eb.com/eb/article-48016GrayscaleForman Nitrate Negatives, Box 2