Tianjin Flood in 1939, 80% of the areas were rowed in Yancheng

The Tianjin flood in 1939 occurred from August to October. This disaster caused 80% of the urban area of Tianjin to be flooded, more than 100000 houses to be destroyed, and 650000 residents in and around Tianjin to become victims

The following are old photos taken at that time, recording the tragic scene of Tianjin during the flood

In August 1939, there was a general torrential rain in North China. The water situation in many rivers in the upper reaches of the Haihe River and Tianjin City surged, and the floods converged. On August 20, 1939, the Chentangzhuang dam collapsed, and the area south of the Haihe River became the Zeguo. On August 21, the flood entered the urban area of Tianjin, and Xiaoliuzhuang, Qiandezhuang and Tonglou were flooded one after another. Since then, 80% of the urban area of Tianjin has been flooded by the flood, and most of the areas have been soaked by the flood for a month and a half. Tianjin’s land transportation and industry and commerce are on the verge of paralysis, resulting in a direct economic loss of about 600 million yuan

可以看到，此时的天津变成了“威尼斯”，只能依靠船只出行。可以洪水之深，分布范围之广。

天津历史上曾经多次发生过水灾，从1653年到1939年之间，1653年、1654年、1668年、1801年、1871年、1890年和1917年这些年份，天津都遭遇了比较大的洪涝灾害。其中，比较严重的就是1917年和1939年这两次大水灾。

天津地处区域地形陡峭，地势低洼，土层植被覆盖薄，特别容易造成大洪水。天津还处于海河流域下游，由于海河是由上游的永定河、北运河、大清河、子牙河和南运河五大河流还有众多支流等汇集而成的一条宽度不大的且泄水能力小扇形水系，因此当天津及周边地区进入夏季雨季时，洪水来势凶猛且渲泻不畅，极易引起海河地区洪水泛滥。

除了自然原因外，当时日本人所采取的决堤放水的行动也使海河流域沿岸的防汛抗洪设施遭到了破坏。当时，日军扒开大清河、子牙河、滹沱河和滏阳河等河沿岸的182处河堤。

以下为当时大洪水中的天津主要街道及重点地区景象

网友解答：

最后一张照片，应是福岛街（多倫道），眼前的横道才是寿街（兴安路）。这照片有看点，右侧凹进的高一点的楼顶，那是著名的皇宫电影院，再往前看不见的高平房是正中书局。前面就是旭街（和平路）了。对面的楼是俊发食品店，WG时改名为益林春，它的对面就是中原公司（百货大楼）了。皇宫和正中书局十年后被炸毁，先是个球场，后来是胜利公园。