**Typhoon Narra Triggers Widespread Flooding in Southern China**
*August 25 2026 – Guangzhou, China* – Heavy rainfall associated with Typhoon Narra caused extensive flooding in China’s southern provinces on Saturday, prompting large‑scale evacuations and the suspension of commercial activities.
**Guangxi province hardest hit**
In the city of Chongzuo, located in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, floodwaters rose to levels higher than the previous record set in 2008. Authorities evacuated more than 15,000 residents as water reached the rooftops of some buildings and came into contact with power lines. State television reported that a total of 54,000 people have been relocated across Guangxi due to the flooding.
On August 24, Chongzuo officials ordered the closure of all businesses and tourist operations and warned evacuees not to return to areas deemed unsafe. The city’s river overflow was identified as the primary source of the rising waters.
**Typhoon’s trajectory and broader impact**
Typhoon Narra had remained over the Beibu Gulf (also known as the Gulf of Tonkin) in the northwestern South China Sea for several days before moving inland. The storm delivered heavy rain to the neighboring provinces of Hainan and Guangdong as well as Guangxi.
State media indicated that heavy rain was expected to continue across parts of Vietnam and southern China through August 26, with torrential rainfall forecast for Guangxi, Guangdong, Hainan and Fujian provinces.
**Concurrent weather systems**
At the same time, a separate tropical system, Typhoon Saudel, was advancing toward southern Japan and northern Taiwan. Japan’s Meteorological Agency warned that Saudel could produce destructive wind gusts and dangerous high seas as it approached the southwestern islands of Okinawa Prefecture.
Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration said Saudel was projected to pass north of the island, bringing rain to northern Taiwan from late August 20 into the following day. The agency noted uncertainty regarding the timing and intensity of the heaviest rainfall.
Separately, a tropical depression that affected southern and eastern Taiwan resulted in one death and four missing persons. The depression caused severe flooding in the cities of Tainan and Kaohsiung, which together house more than four million residents. Kaohsiung recorded nearly one meter (3.9 feet) of rain between August 23 and August 25—exceeding the rainfall totals recorded during Typhoon Morakot in 2009, which killed approximately 700 people and caused damage estimated at up to US$3 billion.
**Future outlook**
Forecast models project that Typhoon Saudel could make landfall on the coast of Fujian province in southeastern China between late August 27 and early August 28. Authorities in the affected regions
Article and image source: taiwansun.com
