Published July 7th, 2026 - 09:40 GMT
ALBAWABA - Typhoon ‘Maysak’ has caused extreme flooding in southern China with the tropical storm expected to continue into the following days.15 people were killed in Nannig, in the southern province of Guangxi, as Typhoon Maysak rages on in southern China after lashing Vietnam and the island province of Hainan, causing dam breaches and flooding across the region.In Nanning, 55,000 people were affected by floods with waters breaking through barriers at three reservoirs leading to 48,000 people being evacuated according to deputy mayor Wei Jiang.Authorities in China have raised the flood control emergency response to its highest level as “extremely heavy rain” beat down across the south. 270km from Nanning, in the city of Guigang, flooding has caused a wide road to turn into a lake, submerging cars and causing torrents to pour down to nearby buildings.To the south in Fangchenggang, a video shows a small car being washed away as the water level rose to the steering wheel of another car. A man can also be seen struggling to keep his scooter from being swept away by the floods.Flooding in southern ChinaHeavy rainfall is still expected by authorities and Chinese meteorologists in southern China in the coming days, the areas where heavy rain is expected are Guangxi, Guizhou, and Hunan, these have a combined population of 150 million people - more than the population of Russia.
