Two people have died and tens of thousands have been evacuated after torrential rain from Typhoon Maysak caused multiple reservoirs to breach in southern China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. The fatalities were confirmed by the deputy mayor of Nanning, the regional capital, where authorities raised the flood control emergency response to its highest level on Monday. State media reported that a medium-sized reservoir at Liulan in Hengzhou county suffered a 50-metre-wide breach, sending a torrent of muddy water downstream, while the Yunbiao reservoir also burst and the Liuwang reservoir overflowed.

According to local officials, at least 48,000 people were evacuated from Nanning alone, with more than 800 residents moved to safety in the city of Fangchenggang. The heavy rainfall pushed water levels above warning thresholds at 66 hydrological monitoring stations across Guangxi, and one town in Nanning recorded 637 millimetres of rain in a 24-hour period. Central authorities raised the regional flood response from Level III to Level II and dispatched over 1,300 personnel, 140 boats, and two Wing Loong drones to assist local rescue teams.

Typhoon Maysak made landfall on the island province of Hainan on Friday before striking Vietnam on Sunday and weakening into a tropical storm. Chinese meteorologists warned that its remnants, combined with seasonal southwesterly rains, would continue to bring heavy precipitation to Guangxi, Guizhou, and Hunan. The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Emergency Management allocated 160 million yuan for relief across six affected regions, while the National Development and Reform Commission earmarked an additional 100 million yuan for post-disaster reconstruction.

Rescue and evacuation operations remain under way, and authorities caution that further rainfall could worsen conditions. No final tally of the displaced or a complete assessment of infrastructure damage has been released.