Key facts
- Typhoon Maysak has killed two people in China's Guangxi province.
- Approximately 48,000 people have been evacuated in Nanning due to flooding.
- Nanning has raised its flood control response to the highest level.
- At least three reservoirs have experienced overflowing or breaches.
- Super Typhoon Bavi is also heading towards Taiwan and eastern China.
Typhoon Maysak has caused widespread flooding, claimed two lives, and forced the evacuation of tens of thousands in southern China's Guangxi province. Nanning, the provincial capital, has raised its flood control response to the highest level due to extreme rainfall and multiple reservoir breaches.
Meteorologists anticipate that the storm, after impacting Vietnam and China's Hainan island, will continue to dump water inland. In Nanning, approximately 55,000 people have been affected by floods, with 48,000 evacuated. Authorities cited "extremely heavy rain" as the reason for escalating the emergency response, warning it could hinder rescue efforts.
Elsewhere in Guangxi, the city of Guigang saw roads transformed into lakes, submerging vehicles. The Guigang hydrological station recorded a water level of 42 meters. In Fangchenggang, floodwaters swept a car down a street and threatened an electric scooter.
China is also monitoring Super Typhoon Bavi, which is approaching Taiwan with winds up to 180 mph and is expected to bring severe weather to eastern China later in the week. Analysts note that extreme weather events, increasingly linked to the climate crisis, pose significant economic risks to China, potentially causing billions of dollars in losses annually. Maysak initially made landfall in Hainan before moving into Vietnam and then crossing into China. Heavy rainfall is forecast to persist across Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, and surrounding regions in the coming days.