Nanning city authorities said a dam on the Yunbiao reservoir also broke, while the Liuwang reservoir overflowed.

According to China’s state television CCTV, more than 800 residents have been evacuated due to severe flooding in Fangchenggang, also in Guangxi province.

CCTV reported that heavy rainfall caused water levels to rise above warning levels at 66 hydrological monitoring stations on 55 rivers in Guangxi on July 6.

Typhoon Maysak weakened to a tropical storm after making landfall in China, but authorities warned it could still bring more rain to Guangxi and much of southern China in the coming days.

China’s Ministry of Emergency Management upgraded the flood response level for the entire region from Level III to Level II on July 6th.

The central government announced the deployment of 1,372 personnel and 140 boats to support local rescue forces, and also allocated 150,000 disaster relief items, including tents and camping beds, to Guangxi.

Typhoon Maysak brought heavy rains and severe flooding to the Guangxi region of southern China, prompting authorities to raise the flood alert level on July 6th.