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Typhoon Maysak
táifēng Màishā
台风麦莎
to trigger / to cause
yǐnfā
引发
Guangxi region
Guǎngxī
广西
flood disaster
hóng zāi
洪灾
，
around 900
jiǔbǎi tiáo
九百条
snake
shé
蛇
to escape from
táo chū
逃出
breeding farm
yǎngzhíchǎng
养殖场
to run rampant / to wreak havoc
sìnüè
肆虐
Hengzhou (city in Guangxi)
Héngzhōu
横州
。

Typhoon Maysak
táifēng Màishā
台风麦莎
to cause / to result in
zàochéng
造成
Guangxi region
Guǎngxī
广西
Hengzhou city
Héngzhōu Shì
横州市
serious / severe
yánzhòng
严重
flooding / waterlogging
hónglào
洪涝
，
39 people
sānshíjiǔ rén
三十九人
death / to die
sǐwáng
死亡
，
floodwater
hóngshuǐ
洪水
also
hái
还
to wash away / to destroy by flooding
chōng kuǎ
冲垮
snake breeding farm
yǎng shé chǎng
养蛇场
，
approximately
yuē
约
around 900
jiǔbǎi tiáo
九百条
snake
shé
蛇
to escape / to flee
chūtáo
出逃
and / also
bìng
并
to lead to / to cause
dǎozhì
导致
at least
zhìshǎo
至少
one person
yī rén
一人
to be bitten by a snake
zāo shé yǎo
遭蛇咬
after / afterwards
hòu
后
to die from / without cure
bùzhì
不治
to die / to lose one life
shēn wáng
身亡
。

July 11, 2026 at 10:20 AM

affected by / due to
shòu
受
Typhoon Maysak
táifēng Màishā
台风麦莎
impact / influence
yǐngxiǎng
影响
，
China
Zhōngguó
中国
Guangxi
Guǎngxī
广西
Hengzhou city
Héngzhōu Shì
横州市
to break out / to erupt
bàofā
爆发
serious / severe
yánzhòng
严重
flood disaster
hóng zāi
洪灾
，
already
yǐ
已
to cause / to result in
zàochéng
造成
39 people
sānshíjiǔ rén
三十九人
death / to die
sǐwáng
死亡
。
among them / of which
qízhōng
其中
26 people
èrshíliù rén
二十六人
in
zài
在
reservoir
shuǐkù
水库
dam
dàbà
大坝
partial / localized
júbù
局部
to collapse
kuǎtā
垮塌
accident
shìgù
事故
in / during
zhōng
中
to die in a disaster / to perish
yùnàn
遇难
。
floodwater
hóngshuǐ
洪水
also
hái
还
to wash away / to destroy by flooding
chōng kuǎ
冲垮
completed action particle
le
了
local
dāngdì
当地
snake / reptile
shé lèi
蛇类
breeding farm
yǎngzhíchǎng
养殖场
，
approximately
yuē
约
around 900
jiǔbǎi tiáo
九百条
snake
shé
蛇
as a result / in turn
suí zhī
随之
to flee into
táo rù
逃入
surrounding / nearby
zhōubiān
周边
area / region
dìqū
地区
。
escaped snakes
táo chū de shé
逃出的蛇
among
zhōng
中
there are
yǒu
有
many / a lot of
xǔduō
许多
venomous snake
dú shé
毒蛇
，
including
bāokuò
包括
cobra
yǎnjìngshé
眼镜蛇
，
at least
zhìshǎo
至少
one
yī míng
一名
woman / female
nǚxìng
女性
after being bitten by a snake
zāo shé yǎo hòu
遭蛇咬后
unfortunately / sadly
bùxìng
不幸
to die / to pass away
sǐwáng
死亡
。
Hengzhou city
Héngzhōu Shì
横州市
is
shì
是
Guangxi
Guǎngxī
广西
important
zhòngyào
重要
structural particle
de
的
snake farming
yǎng shé
养蛇
base / hub
jīdì
基地
，
the entire region
quán qū
全区
has in total
gòng yǒu
共有
more than / over
chāoguò
超过
more than 14,000
yīwàn sìqiān jiā
一万四千家
snake breeding farm
yǎng shé chǎng
养蛇场
，
total number of snakes
shé de zǒngliàng
蛇的总量
close to / approaching
jiējìn
接近
20 million
liǎngqiān wàn tiáo
两千万条
。
local
dāngdì
当地
to form / to set up
zǔjiàn
组建
particle
le
了
civilian / community
mínjiān
民间
snake-catching team
bǔ shé duì
捕蛇队
，
member
chéngyuán
成员
continuously
liánxù
连续
to work
gōngzuò
工作
particle
le
了
two days
liǎng tiān
两天
，
in total
gòng
共
to catch / to capture
bǔhuò
捕获
particle
le
了
2,000 to 3,000
liǎngqiān zhì sānqiān tiáo
两千至三千条
snake
shé
蛇
。
authorities
dāngjú
当局
to remind / to alert
tíxǐng
提醒
resident
jūmín
居民
to pay attention to
zhùyì
注意
safety
ānquán
安全
，
do not
bùyào
不要
carelessly / without caution
qīngyì
轻易
to enter
jìnrù
进入
passive marker
bèi
被
floodwater
hóngshuǐ
洪水
to submerge / to flood
yānmò
淹没
structural particle
de
的
area / zone
qūyù
区域
。

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