1995年汛期,长江中下游广大地区多次出现强降水过程,其暴雨强度之大、持续时间之长、分布范围之广均为历史少见,导致长江中下游江河水位高涨,发生自1954年以来最严重的洪涝灾害。据统计,洪灾总面积461.1万hm~2,成灾面积292.1万 hm~2,受灾人口7489万人,死亡人口1302人,倒塌房屋81.1万间,直 In the flood season of 1995, the heavy precipitation process occurred in many areas in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. The heavy rainfall intensity, long duration and wide range of distribution were rare in history, leading to the rising of the river level in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, which occurred most frequently since 1954 Serious floods. According to statistics, the total area of ​​floods was 4.61 million hm 2, the disaster-affected area was 2.91 million hm 2, the affected population was 74.89 million, the death toll was 1302 and the collapsed houses was 811,000.