Flooding from Tropical Storm Maysak kills 39 in southern China

About 130,000 people have been evacuated from the Guangxi region while thousands of rescuers have been deployed.Flooding from Tropical Storm Maysak has killed 39 people in southern China, most of them after a dam breach inundated the city of Nanning.Ding Wei, the city’s vice mayor, announced the toll at a news briefing on Thursday, up sharply from a previous count of six, after record rainfall breached reservoirs and sent torrents of water through towns and cities in the Guangxi region.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Super Typhoon Bavi threatens Guam with catastrophic winds and floodinglist 2 of 4Super Typhoon Bavi makes landfall on US Pacific islandslist 3 of 4Tornadoes kill 17 in central China as Typhoon Bavi looms offshorelist 4 of 4Mass cleanup underway after severe flooding in Chinaend of listThe dam breach in Nanning killed 26 people, Ding said.About 130,000 people have been evacuated from the region, and drones and thousands of boats have been used in a huge relief and rescue operation to reach people trapped by the waters.Heavy rain battered southern Guangxi for days, with cumulative rainfall of 10-40cm (4-16in) in some areas and more than 90cm (35in) in hard-hit areas, the national meteorological centre said.More than 8,000 people and about 5,700 boats have been deployed in the rescue operation, with rescuers battling strong currents and debris to reach victims.Ding said the floodwaters are receding, but more rain is expected in certain areas in the next two days.Floodwaters rush from a breach in the Liulan Reservoir dam following heavy rainfall brought by Typhoon Maysak on July 7, 2026 in Hengzhou, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China [Xie Feiyu/VCG via Getty Images]Crews have been deployed to clear mud and debris and disinfect several towns in hard-hit Hengzhou city, which is east of Nanning and under its jurisdiction.Road repairs are ongoing, and electricity has been restored to more than 60,000 homes, Ding said.