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Death toll from China floods rises to 39 as Typhoon Bavi threatens further devastation
At least 26 deaths linked to breach of Liulan reservoir in Nanning city
Stuti Mishra
Thursday 09 July 2026 10:06 BST
The death toll from flooding triggered by Tropical Storm Maysak in southern China has risen to 39, with nine people still missing, as the country braces for a second powerful storm bearing down on its eastern coast.
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Maysak brought record rainfall to Guangxi, with cumulative rainfall of 10-40cm in some areas and more than 90cm in the hardest-hit locations, according to the National Meteorological Centre. The deluge breached reservoirs and left people stranded for days in homes and other buildings across the region, which borders Vietnam.
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The country now faces a further threat. Super Typhoon Bavi, one of the most powerful storms in the region in years, is forecast to skirt northern Taiwan before making landfall in China's eastern Fujian province on Saturday evening.
Scientists have warned the storm has been intensified by ocean surface temperatures running 2 to 3 degrees Celsius above average across the western Pacific, and that its damage "could be catastrophic" when it reaches land.
Stuti Mishra
Thursday 09 July 2026 10:06 BST
The death toll from flooding triggered by Tropical Storm Maysak in southern China has risen to 39, with nine people still missing, as the country braces for a second powerful storm bearing down on its eastern coast.
…
Maysak brought record rainfall to Guangxi, with cumulative rainfall of 10-40cm in some areas and more than 90cm in the hardest-hit locations, according to the National Meteorological Centre. The deluge breached reservoirs and left people stranded for days in homes and other buildings across the region, which borders Vietnam.
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The country now faces a further threat. Super Typhoon Bavi, one of the most powerful storms in the region in years, is forecast to skirt northern Taiwan before making landfall in China's eastern Fujian province on Saturday evening.
Scientists have warned the storm has been intensified by ocean surface temperatures running 2 to 3 degrees Celsius above average across the western Pacific, and that its damage "could be catastrophic" when it reaches land.
https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/china/typhoon-bavi-path-map-taiwan-china-philippines-b3011604.html
Typhoon Bavi mapped: Taiwan and China brace for the ‘most powerful storm in years’ after floods kill 39
Bavi will be region’s most powerful typhoon since 2024 if it maintains its forecast intensity
Stuti Mishra
Thursday 09 July 2026 08:48 BST
Super Typhoon Bavi, one of the most powerful storms in years, is bearing down on Taiwan and China's eastern coast as the country battles some of its worst flooding in recent memory, with 39 people dead in separate weather disasters across multiple provinces.
Bavi, currently measuring nearly 1,000km at its widest point – roughly the width of France – is forecast to skirt northern Taiwan before making landfall in China's eastern Fujian province on Saturday evening, according to China's National Meteorological Centre.
Taiwan's president Lai Ching-te urged people to prepare emergency supplies, sharing a video about how to assemble a grab bag that can sustain life for three days.
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If Bavi maintains its forecast intensity, it will become the most powerful typhoon to strike this region since Super Typhoon Kong-rey in 2024, according to AccuWeather. It would also be the largest storm by size to hit Taiwan since 1987, Jason Chang, a forecaster with the Central Weather Administration, told Reuters, adding that storms of this size had been "fairly rare in recent years”.
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Bavi will be region’s most powerful typhoon since 2024 if it maintains its forecast intensity
Stuti Mishra
Thursday 09 July 2026 08:48 BST
Super Typhoon Bavi, one of the most powerful storms in years, is bearing down on Taiwan and China's eastern coast as the country battles some of its worst flooding in recent memory, with 39 people dead in separate weather disasters across multiple provinces.
Bavi, currently measuring nearly 1,000km at its widest point – roughly the width of France – is forecast to skirt northern Taiwan before making landfall in China's eastern Fujian province on Saturday evening, according to China's National Meteorological Centre.
Taiwan's president Lai Ching-te urged people to prepare emergency supplies, sharing a video about how to assemble a grab bag that can sustain life for three days.
…
If Bavi maintains its forecast intensity, it will become the most powerful typhoon to strike this region since Super Typhoon Kong-rey in 2024, according to AccuWeather. It would also be the largest storm by size to hit Taiwan since 1987, Jason Chang, a forecaster with the Central Weather Administration, told Reuters, adding that storms of this size had been "fairly rare in recent years”.
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