China’s Typhoon Maysak death toll soars to 159 as region tallies catastrophic losses

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Typhoon Maysak caused catastrophic floods in southern China with the official death toll rising to 159 and over 1.65 million people affected. The disaster involved historically rare heavy rainfall leading to severe regional damage and ongoing search and rescue efforts.

The official death toll from Typhoon Maysak’s devastating floods in southern China jumped from 39 to 159 on Friday, as authorities updated the figures for the first time in six weeks. According to media briefings held in Nanning and Guigang in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, 10 people remained missing and the disaster affected more than 1.65 million people, state news agency Xinhua reported. The typhoon triggered “historically rare, large-scale and persistent heavy rainfall” in the province in...