Typhoon Maysak kills two and forces mass evacuations in southern China

Typhoon Maysak has killed two people in Nanning, in China's southern Guangxi region, after bringing extreme flooding to parts of the province. The storm also forced large-scale evacuations and left several reservoirs overflowing or breaching barriers. Authorities said the flood response was raised to its highest level as heavy rain continued to threaten the area.

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Local officials said about 55,000 people had been affected by flooding in Nanning, the regional capital. Approximately 48,000 people were evacuated as waters rose and rescue efforts were complicated by the weather. The city's deputy mayor, Wei Jiang, said on Monday that at least three reservoirs were either overflowing or breaking through barriers.

The impact was also felt beyond Nanning. In Guigang, about 170 miles, or 270 kilometres, away, floodwater turned a wide road into a lake and submerged cars, while brown torrents were seen cascading down a hill into a building site. In Fangchenggang, another video showed a small car being washed down a street, with water rising to the level of another car's steering wheel.

A man was also seen struggling to keep his electric scooter from being swept away. The flooding matters because Guangxi is part of a wider belt of southern China that is vulnerable to intense rain and river surges during tropical storms. Maysak had already lashed Vietnam and China's southern island province of Hainan over the weekend before moving inland and dumping the water it had gathered over the South China Sea.

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Meteorologists said the storm was weakening as it headed inland, but warned that it could still bring more heavy rain in the coming days. China has faced growing pressure from extreme weather events that can disrupt transport, damage infrastructure and affect local economies. The latest flooding comes as authorities in the region are already dealing with emergency response measures and monitoring reservoir levels.

The situation also comes amid wider weather alerts in the country, with officials warning of further rain in eastern areas later in the week. What remains unclear is how long the highest-level flood response will stay in place and whether additional evacuations will be needed if rainfall continues. Officials have not yet given a full assessment of damage to reservoirs, roads or other infrastructure.

The next focus will be on whether the storm's inland movement brings further flooding to Guangxi or neighbouring areas.

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