In China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, where heavy rain and flood damage occurred due to Typhoon 10 (Maysak), over 100 animals of various kinds escaped from a zoo. Chinese media outlet China Newsweek reported this on the 8th. According to the article, the autonomous region was hit by unprecedented widespread and prolonged heavy rain due to Typhoon 10, resulting in large-scale flooding. So far, 6 people have died, 11 are missing, and 130,000 people have been urgently evacuated. Amidst this situation, the animal enclosures at Guigang Zoo in the area were completely submerged by the floods. A total of 8 people, including 3 local authority staff and 5 zoo staff, were stranded inside the zoo, but were later rescued by fire brigades' rubber boats.

Guigang Zoo
According to staff, they barely managed to evacuate to the top of a container used as an office and had no time to evacuate the animals. Before the floods hit, the zoo's management locked all cages for large carnivores for safety reasons. As a result, some large carnivores, including 3 lions, reportedly died. On the other hand, some herbivores escaped after their enclosures were destroyed by the floods. According to the zoo, the missing animals include 2 zebras, 2 ostriches, 9 sika deer, 3 alpacas, 2 raccoons, and 30 peacocks, totaling over 100 individuals.Guigang Zoo
On the 7th, residents in a village in Guigang City discovered one zebra. When the zoo confirmed, this zebra was one of the escaped animals and was pregnant. However, by the time staff contacted the discoverer, the zebra had reportedly died. As of now, the zoo has only recovered one dead zebra and one sika deer, and staff are appealing, "Ostriches, emus, raccoons, and other animals can become aggressive when startled and agitated. Please do not try to capture animals yourself if you find them." (Translation/Editing by Kitada)

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