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Updated · The Associated Press · Jul 5
Heavy Rains Kill 5 in Northern China as Maysak Floods Guangxi After 101-kph Vietnam Landfall
Updated
Updated · The Associated Press · Jul 5

Heavy Rains Kill 5 in Northern China as Maysak Floods Guangxi After 101-kph Vietnam Landfall

3 articles · Updated · The Associated Press · Jul 5

Summary

  • Five people died Saturday in northern China after heavy rain hit Inner Mongolia and Liaoning, including two villagers caught in a mountain flash flood.
  • 32.9 centimeters of rain fell in part of Fushun over several hours, turning streets into lakes and forcing about 3,600 residents to relocate.
  • Tropical Storm Maysak moved into Guangxi on Sunday after making landfall in Vietnam's Quang Ninh province with 101-kph winds, weakening as it traveled inland.
  • Fangchenggang rivers overflowed and submerged cars to their roofs, with rescuers using inflatable boats to reach trapped people; residents called it the worst flooding in two decades.
  • In Vietnam, Maysak toppled trees and tore metal roofs off buildings in Mong Cai, after earlier dumping rain on China's Hainan island before crossing water and striking Vietnam.

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