Overview
- Heavy convective storms in central provinces and Typhoon Maysak in the south have produced extreme rains and floods that damaged homes, roads and factories.
- Authorities reported the national toll has risen sharply with dozens dead and hundreds injured, and the Guangxi death toll reported at 39 with nine people still missing.
- Large-scale evacuations continue, with state media saying roughly 130,000 people were moved from flood zones in Guangxi and tens of thousands relocated elsewhere.
- Videos and official accounts show reservoir and dam walls breaching in Nanning and Liulan, and water officials warned that reservoirs and dikes are under severe strain with some river levels forecast far above alert limits.
- Beijing has ordered a full rescue mobilization, released emergency reconstruction funds to affected provinces, and emergency teams are racing to shore up defenses as forecasters warn super-typhoon Bavi could hit China’s eastern coast this weekend, threatening more heavy rain and disruption to industrial regions.