Over 800 people were evacuated as Typhoon Maysak brought heavy rain and severe flooding to China’s southern Guangxi region. Officials in Nanning raised the city’s flood control emergency response to the highest level after torrential rain breached dams. #flooding #TyphoonMaysak #Guangxi #China

Once thought unsinkable the ocean ranger oil platform sank in violent Atlantic storm, a monster wave crashed into the rig causing flooding which shorted out the control panel that controls the floatation system, causing a severe list, the rig sank soon after , some people made it to lifeboats and a rescue ship arrived but sadly during the rescue attempts the life boats collided with the rescue ship and also sank , no one survived from the ocean ranger #waves #oilrig #oceanranger #roguewave #sea

Elizabeth I biography: The Virgin Queen (1533–1603)