Guangxi Floods, Narra Displaces 54,000

Torrential rains from Typhoon Narra triggered widespread flooding in China’s Guangxi region, forcing about 54,000 people to relocate, with over 8,000 in emergency shelters, as rescuers used rubber boats to evacuate residents from flooded areas around Chongzuo. The Beibu Gulf storm lingered over the South China Sea, bringing persistent downpours to Guangxi, Hainan, Guangdong and Fujian, with forecasters warning of more heavy rain through midweek. The flooding also led China to postpone the uncrewed Chang’e-7 lunar mission from Wenchang Space Launch Site due to launch conditions caused by the typhoon, with the Thai research institute aboard the mission noting the delay. In northern Vietnam, Storm Narra caused a deadly landslide and widespread damage, destroying homes and inundating tens of thousands of hectares of crops and prompting ongoing warnings as the storm nears the Gulf of Tonkin region. Satellite imagery and official briefings described heavy rains, damaged roofs, and ongoing monitoring of the storm’s path toward southern Guangxi, where landfall was anticipated before weakening into a tropical depression. The situation underscores Narra’s broad regional impact, combining natural disaster response with delays to major spaceflight plans and cross-border weather forecasts.