Flooding from days of heavy rain in southern China has killed 39 people
Rescuers are searching flooded villages as 9 people remain missing and 130,000 residents have been evacuated, officials said.
- On Wednesday, rescuers scoured flooded parts of China after Typhoon Maysak's death toll rose to 17, with torrential rains overwhelming 40 rivers and bursting a reservoir dam.
- In the southern region of Guangxi, at least 130,000 residents were moved to safety after extreme flooding from Maysak, while the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters maintained a high-level emergency response.
- Separately, severe convective weather triggered tornadoes in Hubei, killing at least 11 people and injuring 331, while 4,800 houses suffered damage and 22 collapsed, state news agency Xinhua reported.
- President Xi Jinping ordered officials to "go all out" in organizing rescue operations, as authorities set aside 30 million yuan in reconstruction funds.
- Eastern provinces are bracing for Super Typhoon Bavi, with Liu Fei, Party Secretary of Zhejiang's Hangzhou city, urging officials to shift into a "state of combat readiness" before expected landfall between Saturday and Sunday.
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Cleanup Begins As Death Toll From China Floods Rises To 39
The death toll from devastating floods in southern China’s Guangxi region rose to 39 on Thursday, with nine people still missing, state media reported, as residents went about cleaning up.Extreme weather has wreaked havoc on southern and central China this week, bringing torrential rain and severe flooding to Guangxi, with a typhoon heading towards eastern provinces this weekend.Children look on as security personnel clean mud from a road that w…
The toll of devastating floods in the Guangxi region in southern China rose on Thursday to 39 dead and nine missing, according to authorities, with residents throwing shovels in hand while cleaning their homes.
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