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Typhoon Narra causes heavy flooding in southern China as new storm threatens region
Authorities relocated tens of thousands in Guangxi while a separate weather system brought heavy rain to Taiwan and shifted toward Japan.
The short version
- Typhoon Narra triggered severe flooding across southern China, submerging homes and forcing the relocation of 54,000 residents in the Guangxi region.
- Record-setting river levels in Chongzuo pushed water to rooftops and prompted local authorities to suspend business and tourism operations.
- A separate tropical depression caused one death and left four missing in Taiwan, while Typhoon Saudel moves toward southern Japan, Taiwan, and southeastern China.
Key facts
- Typhoon Narra made landfall as a tropical storm in Hainan after dumping heavy rainfall across southern China and the Beibu Gulf.[The Guardian]
- Chinese state television reported that 54,000 people were relocated across the Guangxi region, including over 15,000 in Chongzuo where river water exceeded a 2008 high.[The Guardian]
- Taiwanese government officials reported one person dead and four missing due to flooding caused by a tropical depression in southern and eastern Taiwan.[The Guardian]
- Kaohsiung, Taiwan, recorded nearly a meter of precipitation over three days, exceeding rainfall totals from Typhoon Morakot in 2009.[The Guardian]
- Typhoon Saudel is forecast to pass near southern Japan and northern Taiwan before hitting the coast of Fujian province in China.[The Guardian]
What remains uncertain
- Taiwan's Central Weather Administration stated that the exact timing and severity of rainfall from Typhoon Saudel remain uncertain as the storm weakens.[The Guardian]