The first weeks of summer in China brought a succession of extreme weather events, with destruction and deaths in several parts of the country. In Hubei province, in the central region, two tornadoes left at least 11 people dead on Monday (6/7). In Guangxi, in the south, the passage of Typhoon Maysak killed another 15 people and forced the evacuation of almost 62,000. To make matters worse, Super Typhoon Bavi is approaching the southern coast, with the prospect of more devastation.
Tornadoes wreak havoc in China as Typhoon Bavi approaches coast
The first weeks of summer in China brought a succession of extreme weather events, with destruction and deaths in several parts of the country. In Hubei province, in the central region, two tornadoes left at least 11...
In Hubei, Chinese authorities reported that, in addition to the deaths, the tornadoes left more than 300 people injured and one missing. More than 20 houses collapsed, and another 4,800 were damaged. In total, at least 14,600 people were affected.
In Guangxi, the capital Nanning was the most affected by Maysak's passage over the weekend. The storm raised the level of rivers and dams, resulting in floods with “serious loss of life and property”, according to the city council. The typhoon also hit northern Vietnam, but with lesser strength.
Super Typhoon Bavi is now advancing towards the southern Chinese coast, after hitting the islands of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, in the Pacific. Winds reached 290 km/h, knocking down trees and power lines, as well as disrupting the water supply. Tens of thousands of people were left without electricity. Fortunately there were no reports of deaths.
The expectation is that Bavi will reach China at the weekend, still with maximum intensity.
AFP, Al-Jazeera, AP, New York Times and Reuters provided more information.
Source: ClimaInfo
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