Flooding From Days of Heavy Rain in Southern China Has Killed 39 People
- Authorities in China reported 39 deaths from devastating floods in Guangxi on Thursday, a sharp rise from six deaths reported on Tuesday, as residents began cleanup operations.
- Most deaths occurred in Hengzhou after a reservoir dam partially collapsed, sending torrents of water into the city, according to Ding Wei, the vice mayor of Nanning. Nine people remain missing.
- Rescue teams deployed Drones and 5,700 boats to reach people trapped by floodwaters, bringing out more than 10,000 students and teachers from schools in Guigang on Thursday.
- Crews are clearing mud and disinfecting towns in Hengzhou while facing secondary challenges: more than 100 Animals escaped from Guigang Zoo, and an operator in Binyang rescued about 200 cats and dogs.
- Typhoon Bavi is forecast to make landfall in Zhejiang or Fujian on Saturday, bringing heavy to torrential rain over the next three days as Taiwan and China's east coast prepare.
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The toll of devastating floods in the Guangxi region in southern China rose on Thursday to 39 dead and nine missing, according to authorities, with residents throwing shovels in hand while cleaning their homes.
Tropical Storm Maysak floods kill 39 in south China as Typhoon Bavi nears
Flooding from Tropical Storm Maysak has killed 39 people in southern China after a reservoir partly collapsed in Hengzhou. The disaster has stretched rescue operations and raised fresh concern as Typhoon Bavi approaches the east coast.
The floods caused by the Maysak tropical storm left at least 39 dead in southern China, according to local authorities. Most of the victims died after the breaking of a dam that flooded the city of Nanning in the Guangxi region. The new balance sheet was released on Thursday (9) by the city's vice-prefect, Ding Wei, during a press conference, significantly raising the number of deaths compared to the previous record, by six.
After the severe floods in southern China, the number of deaths has risen to 39.
Video footage shows snakes crawling through floodwaters after a typhoon destroyed a breeding farm in a Chinese city and released the animals.
Extreme weather has hit the center and south of the country in recent days, and typhoon Bavi is expected in the region at the end of the week: in Taiwan on Friday and Saturday, before reaching Saturday night the east coast of China, south of Shanghai.
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