China evacuates tens of thousands as rain from Typhoon Narra lashes southwest

InternationalChina evacuates tens of thousands as rain from Typhoon Narra lashes southwestBy Reuters -Aug 24, 2026Add ARY News on GoogleImage Credit: ReutersAAResizeBEIJING: 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, state broadcaster CCTV said. 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. Heavy rain is expected to persist across parts of southern China through Wednesday, with areas of Guangxi, Guangdong, Hainan and Fujian forecast to receive torrential ​rain, CCTV said China postponed ​the launch ⁠of its uncrewed Chang’e-7 lunar mission, which had been expected as early as Monday from ​Hainan’s Wenchang Space Launch Site, saying the spacecraft ​did not “meet ⁠launch conditions.” The National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand, which has a scientific payload aboard the mission, said the delay was caused ⁠by ​the typhoon. China Manned Space Agency did ​not respond immediately to a request for comment on the cause of the ​delay.   .post__content img.alignleft { float: left; margin-left:...