Natural Disasters · Direct source
Typhoon Narra: record flood waters submerge homes and force mass evacuations in China
Typhoon Narra has caused severe flooding in southern China, with Guangxi among the hardest-hit areas. More than 15,000 people were evacuated in Chongzuo after water levels exceeded historic records. The event highlights the growing vulnerability of densely populated and economically important Asian regions to extreme rainfall.
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- 26 Aug 2026, 03:46 CEST
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- 26 Aug 2026, 05:32 CEST
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- The Guardian - World
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- Myanmar, China, Taiwan
Typhoon Narra has caused severe flooding in southern China, with Guangxi among the hardest-hit areas. More than 15,000 people were evacuated in Chongzuo after water levels exceeded historic records. The event highlights the growing vulnerability of densely populated and economically important Asian regions to extreme rainfall.
What is reported
Heavy rain expected in parts of Vietnam and southern China, as another storm system, Typhoon Saudel, heads for Japan and Taiwan Widespread flooding triggered by Typhoon Narra has submerged homes and forced mass evacuations in southern China, as another storm system tracked towards Japan and Taiwan. Authorities in Chongzuo, in China’s Guangxi region – famous for its giant waterfalls and karst limestone mountains – on Tuesday evacuated more than 15,000 people after water levels surpassed a record high set in 2008. ...
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