Typhoon Maysak kills two and forces thousands to evacuate in China
✓A tropical storm has killed two people, caused dam breaches and forced tens of thousands to evacuate in southern China.
Typhoon Maysak killed two people in Nanning, in China’s southern Guangxi province. Maysak, which lashed Vietnam and China’s southern island province of Hainan over the weekend, will dump the water it sucked up on its way across the South China Sea as it weakens and heads inland, meteorologists say.
About 55,000 people were already affected by floods in Nanning, the capital of Guangxi region, and waters were overflowing or breaking through barriers at at least three reservoirs, the city’s deputy mayor Wei Jiang said on Monday. Approximately 48,000 people were evacuated.
Authorities raised the flood control emergency response to its highest level as a result of “extremely heavy rain” that they said could make things worse and hamper rescue efforts.
About 170 miles (270km) away in the city of Guigang, flood waters turned a wide road into a lake, submerging cars and cascading in brown torrents down a hill into a building site.
The water level at Guigang hydrological station had risen to 42 metres by 12.30pm, the ministry of water resources said in a statement.
Farther south in Fangchenggang, another verified video showed a small car being washed down a street. The water rose to the level of another car’s steering wheel and a man could be seen struggling to keep his electric scooter from being swept away.
China is also on alert for Super Typhoon Bavi, which is making its way across the Pacific Ocean towards Taiwan. The US National Weather Service said it was bringing winds of up to 180mph as it made its way across the islands of Guam, Tinian, Saipan and Rota on Monday.
Weather authorities warned that Bavi would bring strong winds and heavy rain to eastern China from Thursday, according to the state news agency Xinhua. China, the world’s second-largest economy, faces growing threats from extreme weather, which meteorologists link to the climate crisis.
Analysts say weather-related risks each year stand to wipe out tens of billions of dollars’ worth of commercial activity, as cities flood, industrial activity stalls and crops are submerged or washed away.
Maysak made landfall in the southern island province of Hainan on Friday, the first tropical cyclone to reach the Chinese mainland this year. The storm made its second landfall on Sunday in Vietnam, which shares a border with Guangxi. In the Vietnamese border city of Mong Cai, the storm brought down trees and ripped metal roofs from buildings, state media reported, as it made its way into China.
Heavy rainfall is expected across Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan and other regions in the coming days, according to Chinese meteorologists. The three areas alone are home to more than 150 million people – more than the population of Russia.
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Typhoon Maysak caused two deaths and widespread flooding across southern China after making landfall in Hainan on Friday and Vietnam on Sunday before moving into Guangxi province. Approximately 48,000 people were evacuated from affected areas, with over 55,000 already experiencing flood impacts. At least three reservoirs experienced water overflow or breaches in Nanning, the provincial capital. Flooding was documented in multiple cities including Guigang and Fangchenggang, with water levels rising significantly. Authorities activated the highest level of flood response due to extremely heavy rainfall. A second typhoon, Bavi, is tracking toward eastern China and is expected to arrive Thursday with heavy rain and strong winds. Meteorologists attribute increasing extreme weather threats in China to climate patterns, with analysts estimating weather-related disruptions could cost tens of billions annually across multiple economic sectors.
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A tropical storm has killed two people, caused dam breaches and forced tens of thousands to evacuate in southern China.
Typhoon Maysak killed two people in Nanning, in China’s southern Guangxi province. Maysak, which lashed Vietnam and China’s southern island province of Hainan over the weekend, will dump the water it sucked up on its way across the South China Sea as it weakens and heads inland, meteorologists say.
About 55,000 people were already affected by floods in Nanning, the capital of Guangxi region, and waters were overflowing or breaking through barriers at at least three reservoirs, the city’s deputy mayor Wei Jiang said on Monday. Approximately 48,000 people were evacuated.
Authorities raised the flood control emergency response to its highest level as a result of “extremely heavy rain” that they said could make things worse and hamper rescue efforts.
About 170 miles (270km) away in the city of Guigang, flood waters turned a wide road into a lake, submerging cars and cascading in brown torrents down a hill into a building site.
The water level at Guigang hydrological station had risen to 42 metres by 12.30pm, the ministry of water resources said in a statement.
Farther south in Fangchenggang, another verified video showed a small car being washed down a street. The water rose to the level of another car’s steering wheel and a man could be seen struggling to keep his electric scooter from being swept away.
China is also on alert for Super Typhoon Bavi, which is making its way across the Pacific Ocean towards Taiwan. The US National Weather Service said it was bringing winds of up to 180mph as it made its way across the islands of Guam, Tinian, Saipan and Rota on Monday.
Weather authorities warned that Bavi would bring strong winds and heavy rain to eastern China from Thursday, according to the state news agency Xinhua. China, the world’s second-largest economy, faces growing threats from extreme weather, which meteorologists link to the climate crisis.
Analysts say weather-related risks each year stand to wipe out tens of billions of dollars’ worth of commercial activity, as cities flood, industrial activity stalls and crops are submerged or washed away.
Maysak made landfall in the southern island province of Hainan on Friday, the first tropical cyclone to reach the Chinese mainland this year. The storm made its second landfall on Sunday in Vietnam, which shares a border with Guangxi. In the Vietnamese border city of Mong Cai, the storm brought down trees and ripped metal roofs from buildings, state media reported, as it made its way into China.
Heavy rainfall is expected across Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan and other regions in the coming days, according to Chinese meteorologists. The three areas alone are home to more than 150 million people – more than the population of Russia.
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Typhoon Maysak killed two people in Nanning, Guangxi province Approximately 48,000 people were evacuated and about 55,000 were affected by flooding in Nanning Water overflowed or breached barriers at at least three reservoirs in the region Flood waters in Guigang turned roads into lakes and submerged vehicles Water levels at Guigang hydrological station rose to 42 metres Maysak made landfall in Hainan on Friday and Vietnam on Sunday before reaching Guangxi Super Typhoon Bavi is approaching eastern China with winds up to 180mph, expected Thursday Heavy rainfall is forecast across Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan and other regions in coming days These three regions alone are home to over 150 million people Meteorologists link China's growing extreme weather threats to the climate crisis Weather-related risks stand to wipe out tens of billions of dollars annually in commercial activity
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- Typhoon Maysak killed two people in China's Guangxi province and forced approximately 48,000 evacuations due to severe flooding
- Dam breaches and reservoir overflows affected over 55,000 people in Nanning, with flood waters reaching dangerous levels in multiple cities
- Super Typhoon Bavi is approaching, expected to bring strong winds and heavy rain to eastern China from Thursday onwards
- Heavy rainfall is forecast across regions home to over 150 million people, with analysts warning of tens of billions in potential economic losses