A series of violent storms, tornadoes, and landslides across China have killed at least 20 people and injured hundreds, prompting President Xi Jinping to demand a total mobilization of rescue services. In the central province of Hubei, severe thunderstorms and gale-force winds killed 11 people and injured over 300 others, damaging thousands of households. Meanwhile, in northwestern Gansu province, a landslide buried 33 people in a village, with emergency workers successfully rescuing 17 survivors.
Further south, torrential rainfall and severe flooding from Typhoon Maysak battered Guangxi province, where authorities raised flood emergency response protocols to the highest level after dams were breached. The severe weather forced at least 50,000 residents to evacuate. While initial accounts stated four people died in the province, reports later indicated at least six deaths occurred in Guangxi, with up to 11 people still missing.
Coastal areas are bracing for further impacts as Super Typhoon Bavi, which has been packing sustained winds of 150 mph, is projected to track toward China's eastern shore.