China: Massive Rainfall Submerges Beach in Beihai, Guangxi

On July 15, 2025, a sudden downpour in Beihai, Guangxi, southern China, sent beachgoers fleeing as floodwaters rapidly submerged the shore. Video footage showed dozens running inland, abandoning umbrellas and beach gear, as torrential rain overtook the beach. A red alert for heavy rain had been issued just before the storm hit, and by the end, the beach was fully underwater.

Typhoon Talim makes second landfall in China

STORY: Typhoon Talim makes second landfall in China DATELINE: July 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:42 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): HUANG KAIYING, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of Typhoon Talim landfall 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHENG DAOFU, Mayor of Qiaogang Town, Beihai City 4. various of prevention work in the accommodation industry and tourist attractions 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XU FENGBO, Official of Beihai Silver Beach National Resort STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): HUANG KAIYING, Xinhua correspondent "I'm now in the coastal area of Beihai City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, where Typhoon Talim made the second landfall early Tuesday. Typhoon Talim is the first typhoon making landfall in China this year, bringing heavy rains and gales to the city." Guangxi raised its emergency response for typhoons and flooding from Level III to Level II earlier on Tuesday, according to flood control and drought relief authorities of the region. SOU

CHINA-GUANGXI-TYPHOON TALIM-2ND LANDFALL (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-TYPHOON TALIM-2ND LANDFALL (CN)

(230718) -- QINGZHOU, July 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Vehicles wade through flood water in urban areas of Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on July 18, 2023. Typhoon Talim, the fourth typhoon this year, landed in the coastal area of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region early Tuesday, the typhoon's second landfall in China after it first landed in Guangdong Province on Monday night. The typhoon landed at 5:45 a.m. on Tuesday in the city of Beihai in Guangxi, and reached the city of Qinzhou at 9 a.m., according to the regional meteorological bureau. The maximum wind speeds near the center of the typhoon reached 25 meters per second, and it is expected to move toward the northwest at a speed of 15 to 20 km per hour. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

CHINA-GUANGXI-TYPHOON TALIM-2ND LANDFALL (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-TYPHOON TALIM-2ND LANDFALL (CN)

(230718) -- QINZHOU, July 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Vehicles wade through flood water in urban area of Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on July 18, 2023. Typhoon Talim, the fourth typhoon this year, landed in the coastal area of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region early Tuesday, the typhoon's second landfall in China after it first landed in Guangdong Province on Monday night. The typhoon landed at 5:45 a.m. on Tuesday in the city of Beihai in Guangxi, and reached the city of Qinzhou at 9 a.m., according to the regional meteorological bureau. The maximum wind speeds near the center of the typhoon reached 25 meters per second, and it is expected to move toward the northwest at a speed of 15 to 20 km per hour. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

CHINA-GUANGXI-TYPHOON TALIM-2ND LANDFALL (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-TYPHOON TALIM-2ND LANDFALL (CN)

(230718) -- QINZHOU, July 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers attempt to drain flood water in urban areas of Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on July 18, 2023. Typhoon Talim, the fourth typhoon this year, landed in the coastal area of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region early Tuesday, the typhoon's second landfall in China after it first landed in Guangdong Province on Monday night. The typhoon landed at 5:45 a.m. on Tuesday in the city of Beihai in Guangxi, and reached the city of Qinzhou at 9 a.m., according to the regional meteorological bureau. The maximum wind speeds near the center of the typhoon reached 25 meters per second, and it is expected to move toward the northwest at a speed of 15 to 20 km per hour. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)