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Southern Chinese region reels from floods and destruction from remnants of tropical storm
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Southern Chinese region reels from floods and destruction from remnants of tropical storm
Local media reported that snakes from breeding facilities were washed away and were at large in the city of Hengzhou, with some attempting to enter houses.
————— A villager drying furniture in front of his house in Hengzhou, China, on Tuesday
Liu Zheng / VCG via Getty Images
July 8, 2026, 5:20 AM EDT / Source: The Associated Press
By The Associated Press
BEIJING — A southern Chinese region on Wednesday was reeling from the destruction and widespread flooding caused by record-breaking rain from the remnants of Tropical Storm Maysak.
Officials said six people were killed, and 11 others were missing in the Guangxi region by Tuesday evening. The severe weather forced 130,000 people to evacuate, according to the regional propaganda office.
Some residents were still waiting to be rescued. Lu Xiaofei, who works in Shenzhen, a tech hub near Hong Kong, said her brother’s family was stuck at his house in Lu village in Qintang district. His brother was with his wife, his 9-month-old baby, their parents and grandfather.
————— Floodwaters inundated the Hengzhou village of Pingshan after local reservoirs overflowed due to Typhoon Maysak.Wang Yizhao / China News Service via Getty Images
“The water in the house is over one person’s height. They have to all move to the second floor. The power has been out since yesterday morning, and now they don’t have running water, either,” Lu told The Associated Press in a phone interview.
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Southern Chinese region reels from floods and destruction from remnants of tropical storm
Local media reported that snakes from breeding facilities were washed away and were at large in the city of Hengzhou, with some attempting to enter houses.
————— A villager drying furniture in front of his house in Hengzhou, China, on Tuesday
Liu Zheng / VCG via Getty Images
July 8, 2026, 5:20 AM EDT / Source: The Associated Press
By The Associated Press
BEIJING — A southern Chinese region on Wednesday was reeling from the destruction and widespread flooding caused by record-breaking rain from the remnants of Tropical Storm Maysak.
Officials said six people were killed, and 11 others were missing in the Guangxi region by Tuesday evening. The severe weather forced 130,000 people to evacuate, according to the regional propaganda office.
Some residents were still waiting to be rescued. Lu Xiaofei, who works in Shenzhen, a tech hub near Hong Kong, said her brother’s family was stuck at his house in Lu village in Qintang district. His brother was with his wife, his 9-month-old baby, their parents and grandfather.
————— Floodwaters inundated the Hengzhou village of Pingshan after local reservoirs overflowed due to Typhoon Maysak.Wang Yizhao / China News Service via Getty Images
“The water in the house is over one person’s height. They have to all move to the second floor. The power has been out since yesterday morning, and now they don’t have running water, either,” Lu told The Associated Press in a phone interview.
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