Overview
- Following Tuesday's severe convective storms in Hubei, at least 11 people were killed, about 331 were injured and roughly 4,855 homes were damaged after violent winds and tornadoes hit cities including Huanggang, Ezhou and Huangshi.
- Typhoon Maysak produced record 24-hour rainfall in parts of Guangxi, caused major breaches at the Liulan reservoir, forced the evacuation of more than 130,000 people and affected hundreds of thousands with floods and power outages.
- A landslide in Renzang, Longnan in Gansu buried a group of villagers and left 21 people confirmed dead after search teams completed recovery operations.
- Beijing has ordered large-scale rescue and relief work, with provincial teams, the Ministry of Emergency Management and supplies dispatched to affected areas while medical staff treat hundreds of injured people.
- Forecasters warn that super-typhoon Bavi is approaching the southeast and could bring more heavy rain and coastal waves, which may worsen flooding, stress reservoirs and require further evacuations.