Floods devastated Guangxi and tornado ripped through Hubei

Heavy downpours precipitated by the remnants of Typhoon Maysak have sparked severe flooding across Guangxi.

The inundation kills at least four, with eight missing and over 80,000 residents affected.

In Hubei, a powerful tornado rips through the province, claiming at least 11 lives.

Online footage shows the dramatic moments when fast-rising floodwaters submerged the entire village.

Residents -- stranded on rooftops.

In Hengzhou, a reservoir breach triggered severe flooding.

Bank employees have to wade through chest-deep water.

As multiple houses nearly disappeared into the floodwater, a family of three were trapped in their home for ten hours before being extricated.

Over the past three days, intense downpours have broken daily records in areas such as Guigang and Fangcheng, with the total precipitation comparable to a full year's rainfall in northern cities.

President Xi Jinping has issued instructions urging full-scale rescue and disaster relief efforts.

Authorities have raised Guangxi's flood alert to the highest level, warning severe weather will continue for the next two days.

Meanwhile, a tornado tore through Huanggang city in Hubei province Monday night, leaving a trail of destruction.

The twister -- classified as level EF2 -- an intensity seldom seen in the city's recorded history -- packing maximum wind speeds of up to 217 km per hour, strong enough to uproot trees.

Around 6,000 people have been affected.

Among the hardest-hit areas, Baota Avenue saw factory buildings severely deformed with multiple trucks tossed dozens of metres away.