Key facts
- Typhoon Narra caused widespread floods in southern China, submerging homes and shops.
- Over 54,000 people were relocated in China's Guangxi region due to record-breaking water levels.
- Typhoon Narra has lingered over the Beibu Gulf, impacting Guangxi, Hainan, and Guangdong provinces.
- Typhoon Saudel is approaching Japan and Taiwan, with potential for heavy rain.
- A separate weather system in Taiwan resulted in one death and four missing individuals.
Widespread floods triggered by heavy rain from Typhoon Narra intensified across southern China on Tuesday, submerging homes and shops and prompting the relocation of tens of thousands of residents. Authorities in Chongzuo, in the Guangxi region, evacuated more than 15,000 people after water levels surpassed a record high set in 2008. In total, China relocated 54,000 people in Guangxi due to the rising floodwaters. Typhoon Narra has lingered over the Beibu Gulf for several days, dumping heavy rain on Guangxi and the nearby provinces of Hainan and Guangdong. Heavy rain is expected to persist across parts of Vietnam and southern China through Wednesday.
Meanwhile, medium-strength Typhoon Saudel moved towards southern Japan and northern Taiwan, where it is expected to bring sporadic heavy rain. Japan's weather agency warned of destructive gusts as Typhoon Saudel approached the southwestern islands of Okinawa prefecture. Saudel is forecast to pass to the north of Taiwan, bringing rain to its northern areas starting late Thursday and into Friday, though its intensity is expected to gradually weaken. In southern and eastern Taiwan, a separate tropical depression brought flooding, resulting in one death and four missing individuals. Nearly a meter of rain fell in Kaohsiung over three days, exceeding rainfall from Typhoon Morakot in 2009.