Typhoon Maysak

Typhoon Maysak (also referred to as Tropical Storm Maysak) made its first landfall near Lingshui on China's Hainan Island on July 3, 2026, bringing strong winds and torrential rain that suspended ferry and rail services across the island. The storm crossed back over water and made a second, final landfall in Móng Cái, Quảng Ninh province, Vietnam, on July 4, before curving back into Guangxi, China, as it weakened into a tropical depression.

In Guangxi's Fangcheng district, torrential rains flooded villages with water levels reaching roughly 1.1 meters, stranding residents in their homes; elsewhere in the region, houses collapsed and rural roads, drinking water systems, and electricity infrastructure sustained damage. Nanning, the Guangxi regional capital, raised its flood control emergency response to the highest level (Level I) after a reservoir breach warning as rivers and reservoirs swelled from extremely heavy rain. Guangdong province evacuated a total of 23,296 people, including 10,717 offshore workers and 12,579 residents on land, as a precaution.

In Vietnam's Quảng Ninh province, the storm tore roofs off roughly 30 houses, damaged about 600 hectares of aquaculture farms, toppled 850 trees, and damaged public infrastructure and vehicles.

The flooding in Guangxi proved far deadlier than first reported. Officials had counted 39 deaths when the storm hit, but as of August 21, a month later, Chinese state media reported at least 159 people dead and 10 missing in Guangxi, with Nanning and Guigang the hardest-hit cities. In Nanning, the collapse of six dams unleashed floods that killed 107 people. About 130,000 people were evacuated in early July, some 1.65 million people in Guangxi were affected, and Guigang alone estimated direct economic losses at ¥14 billion (about US$2 billion).