Typhoon Narra: record flood waters submerge homes and force mass evacuations in China
- 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.
- Rising flood waters have prompted China to relocate a total of 54,000 people in Guangxi, state television said.
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- 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.
- Rising flood waters have prompted China to relocate a total of 54,000 people in Guangxi, state television said.
Sources: Guardian