The Stalin Park Flood Control Monument was build to commemorate those who helped stop the 1957 flood. The uncontrolled logging upriver from Harbin led to an even bigger flood in 1998. There were 500,000 government officials deployed to help divert the river. The water that was diverted away from the city was unfortunately diverted straight over the tops of all the villiages on the west bank. Between 2500 and 5000 people were said to have been killed in the 1998 flood.
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