China evacuates tens of thousands as rain from Typhoon Narra

Torrential rain triggered by Typhoon Narra caused widespread flooding across China's southwestern Guangxi region over the weekend, forcing tens of thousands of people to relocate as forecasters warned of more downpours in the days ahead.



Some 54,000 people have been relocated because of the flooding, including 8,087 moved to emergency shelters.



Water levels at 20 monitoring stations on 15 rivers exceeded warning thresholds.



Aerial footage from CCTV showed brown floodwaters engulfing parts of Chongzuo city, with roads and clusters of low-rise buildings submerged.



Rescuers could be seen wading through knee-deep floodwaters while using rubber boats to evacuate stranded residents from inundated neighbourhoods.



Typhoon Narra has lingered over the Beibu Gulf, also known as the Gulf of Tonkin, in the northwestern part of the South China Sea for several days, bringing heavy rain to Guangxi and the nearby provinces of Hainan and Guangdong.