Typhoon Nesat has brought heavy rains and strong winds to south China, killing three people and causing heavy damage, Xinhua reported.

Three villagers died after their homes collapsed in the downpours or were washed away by floods in Lingshan County of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The typhoon has also disrupted road traffic in the region.

More than 1.82 million people in Guangxi have been affected by typhoon Nesat, which made landfall Friday, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said in a statement Saturday afternoon. The typhoon battered 31 counties in eight cities, forcing the evacuation of 101,000 people.

The ministry has launched an emergency response plan and sent work teams to Guangxi to assist the relief operations. The typhoon toppled 2,200 homes and damaged 6,100 others. The economic loss caused by the typhoon is estimated at 1.27 billion yuan.

The regional weather bureau has warned that a second typhoon, Nalgae, is expected to strike Guangxi around Wednesday.