Typhoontyphoon/taɪˈfuːn/L2台风a very strong storm with heavy rain and powerful winds that happens in the western Pacific Ocean Maysak hit southern China with heavy rain and strong winds. The water rose very quickly in Renhe village, Guangxi province. A woman named Zhou told the BBC, "The floodsfloods/flʌdz/L1洪水a lot of water that covers dry land happened so rapidly, the water just came so fast." At least four people died, and thousands lost their homes. The storm also caused floods in the city of Nanning.
In Hubei province, the typhoon created rare tornadoes. A student saw things flying through the air outside his dormitory. He said, "It wasn't until everything had finally stopped that I realized I had just lived through a disasterdisaster/dɪˈzæstər/L2灾难a very bad event that causes great damage or suffering." Many people were injured, and thousands had to leave their homes. President Xi Jinping ordered rescue operations for the affected areas.
Many people are still trappedtrapped/træpt/L2被困的unable to move or escape from a place in their homes with little food. Some families have no internet or electricity. Rescue workers cannot help everyone because there are too many villages affected. Another storm, Super Typhoon Bavi, is going to hit China's eastern coast later this week. Authoritiesauthorities/ɔːˈθɒrətiz/L2当局the people or organizations that have official power, especially the government warned that more heavy rain could make rescue efforts difficult.
