EXTREME WEATHER RISKS
China, the world’s second-largest economy, faces growing threats from extreme weather, which meteorologists link to climate change.
Analysts say weather-related risks each year stand to wipe out tens of billions of dollars worth of commercial activity, as cities flood, industrial activity stalls, and crops are submerged or washed away.
Maysak made landfall in the southern island province of Hainan on Friday, the first tropical cyclone to reach the Chinese mainland this year.
The storm made its second landfall on Sunday in Vietnam, which shares a border with Guangxi.
In the Vietnamese border town of Mong Cai, the storm brought down trees and ripped metal roofs from buildings, state media reported, as it made its way into China.
Heavy rainfall is expected across Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan and other areas in the coming days, according to Chinese meteorologists.
The three provinces alone are home to over 150 million people – more than the population of Russia.
The region is also on alert for Super Typhoon Bavi, which is making its way across the Pacific Ocean towards Taiwan.
The US National Weather Service said it was packing winds of up to 290kmh as it made its way across Guam, Tinian, Saipan and Rota on Monday.