Cleanup underway as death toll from China floods hits 39

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. Floodwaters had receded, but the streets and houses were swamped with thick mud as residents went about cleaning up.

Bavi typhoon is expected to make landfall in Chinese Taiwan Saturday before hitting the coast of China's Fujian and Zhejiang provinces that evening. Extreme weather has wreaked havoc on southern and central China this week, bringing torrential rain and severe flooding to Guangxi, with a super typhoon heading towards eastern provinces this weekend.