Typhoon Maysak caused at least two deaths in southern China and forced tens of thousands of residents to evacuate. The city of Nanning was placed on the highest alert level as the storm triggered catastrophic flooding across the broader Guangxi region and caused several dam breaches or collapses in the Nanning area.

According to albeu.com, a dam burst at the Liulan Reservoir triggered mudslides, a dam collapsed at the Yunbiao Reservoir, and the Liugang Reservoir overflowed, worsening conditions. Water levels exceeded the warning threshold at 66 hydrological stations along 55 rivers in Guangxi, more than 800 residents were forced to leave their homes in Fangchenggang, and 637 millimetres of rain fell in the Luwei area within 24 hours, causing flash floods and extensive damage.

The storm had previously lashed Vietnam and Hainan. It hit Hainan's southeastern coast at around 6:20 p.m. (1020 GMT), and flights and ferries were suspended in Hainan because of the storm, as reported by the New York Post.