Typhoon Narra brings heavy rain and flooding to China and Vietnam

Typhoon Narra slammed the coastal regions of southern China and northern Vietnam with torrential rain and flash flooding on Saturday, prompting widespread emergency alerts across the affected provinces. Meteorological agencies in both countries recorded sustained winds of up to 120 km/h and rainfall totals exceeding 200 mm in the hardest‑hit districts, causing rivers to overflow and low‑lying urban areas to become inundated within hours of the storm’s landfall.

Local authorities in China’s Guangdong and Guangxi provinces ordered the evacuation of more than 30,000 residents from flood‑prone neighborhoods and deployed rescue teams to assist stranded motorists, while Vietnam’s Quang Ninh and Haiphong provinces activated flood‑control measures and set up temporary shelters for displaced families. Preliminary reports indicated dozens of injuries, several missing persons and property damage estimated in the tens of millions of dollars. Relief operations, coordinated by national disaster management agencies, continue to distribute food, clean water and medical supplies, and officials warned that rising water levels could prolong recovery efforts in the coming days.