Guangxi upgrades flood alerts to red

South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and its neighboring Guangdong Province upgraded their flood alerts to the highest-level red warning on Tuesday in the aftermath of Typhoon Maysak.

Floods in Guangxi caused by torrential rain from Maysak, the 10th typhhoon of the year, have already claimed at least six lives, with 11 other people still missing.

Local authorities say that the floods have affected 375,000 people in Guangxi and prompted the emergency evacuation of 130,000 residents.

Rescue operations underway in Guangxi include more than 8,000 personnel, over 1,700 vehicles and 5,700 boats deployed for search and rescue, as well as hazard removal.

On Tuesday morning, water levels at 70 monitoring stations on 55 rivers in Guangxi remained between 0.01 and 7.46 meters above warning levels, according to the regional hydrology center, which also warned that the situation would persist in several river sections over the next 24 hours.

Guangdong's hydrology authorities said rising water levels along the Xijiang River had triggered a red flood alert for the section of the river that runs through Fengkai County in Zhaoqing City.

Currently, 341 reservoirs in Guangxi are above their flood-limit water levels and 56 monitoring stations on 41 rivers in the region are reporting water levels above warning thresholds.

Local authorities said they will continue to strengthen early-warning systems, resident-relocation operations, and post-disaster recovery measures with more heavy rain forecast for the next three days.