Chinese famine of 1942–1943

Chinese famine of 1942–1943
Famine victim crazed with hunger gnaws bark from tree, 1942.
CountryHenan, China
PeriodSummer 1942 – Spring 1943
Total deaths700,000 – 3 million
CausesCaused by drought, locusts, Second Sino-Japanese War, 1938 Yellow River flood, corruption, and government inefficiency

The Henan famine of 1942–1943 (Chinese: 河南大饑荒) occurred within the context of the Second Sino-Japanese War and resulted from a combination of natural and human factors. Anthony Garnaut put the death toll to be "well under one million", probably around 700,000, while Lloyd Eastman two to three million starved to death. 15 years later Henan was struck by the deadlier Great Chinese famine.

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