Reservoir Breaches Trigger
Floodwater has torn through parts of southern China after heavy rain opened breaches at reservoirs in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on Monday morning.
Drone footage filmed on Monday shows brown water roaring through a damaged section of the Liulan Reservoir dam in Hengzhou. Other shots show buildings cut off by floodwater, vehicles stranded in submerged streets and trees rising from the muddy current.
At least two people were killed in Nanning after breaches at the Liulan and Yunbiao reservoirs. Water also overflowed barriers at Liuwang Reservoir.
Mass Rescue Effort
Authorities say 48,000 people have been evacuated, with rescue teams racing to move residents out of danger and reach communities cut off downstream.
The flooding swamped homes, farmland and roads. Nanning raised its flood-control emergency response from Level III to Level I on Monday, the highest level in China’s four-tier system.
China’s Ministry of Emergency Management sent more than 1,000 rescuers to the region, along with vehicles, boats and drones to support the operation.
Typhoon Brings Downpours
Heavy rain has battered Guangxi after Typhoon Maysak swept across the South China Sea, hitting Hainan and Vietnam before weakening as it pushed inland.
Chinese forecasters had warned Maysak would bring heavy rain to Hainan, Guangdong and Guangxi.
Although the storm was expected to weaken after landfall, more rain was forecast across Guangxi in the coming days, keeping flood-control teams under pressure.
Article by Viory
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