China updates Typhoon Maysak death toll to 159, ten still missing
State media say the July typhoon that battered Guangxi province has now claimed at least 159 lives, with ten people still unaccounted for.
State broadcasters report that the death toll from Typhoon Maysak, which hit Guangxi province in early July, has risen to 159, with ten individuals still missing. The cyclone unleashed historic rains, delivering between 10 and 40 centimeters of precipitation in many areas and exceeding 90 centimeters in the hardest-hit zones, according to one outlet meteorological center. Nanning and Guigang suffered the greatest damage, with six dam collapses in Nanning accounting for 107 of the fatalities.
Military rescue teams were sent in early on to extract students and teachers stranded by rising floodwaters in Guigang. Local authorities calculate direct economic damage at roughly 14 billion yuan. The event underscores how climate change is intensifying storms across Asia, a continent warming nearly twice the global average.
Why it matters
The rising death toll highlights the severe human and economic impact of climate-driven storms in a rapidly warming region.
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