A month after Typhoon Maysak, China reports 159 dead and 10 missing

More than a month after Typhoon Maysak struck China's southwestern Guangxi province in early July, state media reported a revised death toll of at least 159 people, with 10 still missing. The typhoon caused historic rains and severe flooding, particularly impacting the cities of Nanning and Guigang. A significant portion of the fatalities, 107 people, were attributed to floods resulting from the collapse of six dams in Nanning. The storm caused an estimated $2 billion in direct economic damage to Guigang, where military rescue teams were deployed to assist trapped individuals. The article notes that Asia is experiencing a faster warming rate than the global average, contributing to supercharged storms.

The official death toll from Typhoon Maysak's floods in southern China has risen to 159, with 10 people still missing. This updated figure, released after a six-week delay, indicates that over 1.65 million people were affected by the disaster. The typhoon caused historically rare, large-scale, and persistent heavy rainfall in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in early July. In Nanning, 136 deaths were reported, including 107 from the collapse of two dams, and 23,300 people were evacuated. Guigang reported 23 deaths and 20,500 evacuations. Authorities in these cities plan to recover within a year, with enhancements to flood control and reservoir defenses.