Death toll from south China floods rises to 39: state media

09-07-2026 12:02 HKT

Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP Children sit next to houses which were damaged when the Liulan reservoir collapsed on July 6, in Liulan village, in Hengzhou city, in China’s southwest Guangxi region on July 8, 2026.

The death toll from devastating floods in southern China's Guangxi region rose to 39 on Thursday, with nine people still missing, state media reported.

"A total of 39 people have died and 9 remain missing across Guangxi -- figures that include casualties from the flood caused by the breach of the Liulan Reservoir in Nanning," the state-owned Xinhua news agency said.

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