Flooding Kills Two in China's Nanning as East Braces for Super Typhoon
Officials said 55,000 people were affected in Nanning as floodwaters swelled reservoirs and authorities warned Super Typhoon Bavi could bring more rain.
- On Monday, flooding killed at least two people in Nanning, Guangxi, with around 55,000 affected as Typhoon Maysak brought heavy rains and overwhelmed three reservoirs, deputy mayor Wei Jiang reported.
- Typhoon Maysak made landfall in Hainan on Friday, the first tropical cyclone to reach the Chinese mainland this year, before striking Vietnam on Sunday as it moved inland.
- In Guigang, water levels reached 42 metres at the Guigang Hydrological Station by Monday afternoon; verified videos on Douyin showed cars submerged in brown torrents and swept away in Fangchenggang.
- Authorities raised flood control emergency responses to the highest level due to "extremely heavy rain," while the finance ministry and emergency management authorities provided 160 million yuan for response efforts across six regions.
- China is monitoring Super Typhoon Bavi moving across the Pacific Ocean toward Taiwan as analysts warn that extreme weather linked to climate change could wipe out billions in commercial activity annually.
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Severe flooding has hit several provinces in China, forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate. Rescue teams are still working in isolated towns.
The devastating floods hit Guangxi province in southern China, where Taifun Maysak turned the city of Hengzhou into a real lake. Apocalyptic images show houses covered up to the roof, cars taken by water and families locked in homes, shouting for help.
Flooding kills two in China's Nanning as east braces for super typhoon
BEIJING — Flooding has killed at least two people in the southern Chinese city of Nanning, officials said on Monday (July 6), as rivers and reservoirs swelled with the passage of Typhoon Maysak, and forecasters warned of another typhoon threatening the east.Maysak — which lashed Vietnam and China's southern island province of Hainan over the weekend — will dump the...
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