Over a hundred animals remain missing from a zoo in China after a typhoon caused severe damage to the facility.

The Guigang Zoo, located in the Guangxi region of China, reportedly asked for the public’s assistance in locating its missing animals that escaped due to heavy rains from Typhoon Maysak, according to Agence France-Presse (AFP).

Additionally, the typhoon has led to the deaths of at least 39 people in Guangxi and the evacuation of over 130,000 residents.

In a statement obtained by AFP, the zoo said the “continuous heavy rainfall” from the typhoon led to the animals’ escape. The news agency noted that a local district’s Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau listed two raccoons, four porcupines and 30 peacocks among the 100 animals missing from Guigang Zoo.

The zoo noted in its statement that some animals may be “aggressive” when startled, especially ostriches, emus and raccoons.

“Do not attempt to catch, approach or tease them, as this could be dangerous,” the zoo added.

The Guigang Zoo isn’t the only facility in the region to lose animals due to flooding from Typhoon Maysak. Around 900 snakes escaped from a breeding farm near the southern village of Hengzhou after flooding washed the facility away, per The Independent.

According to the South China Morning Post, Typhoon Maysak swept through the region, putting pressure on rivers and dams throughout southern and central China, prompting a flood alert linked to the typhoon to be upgraded to red, the highest of four levels, on July 6. Authorities told the outlet that 55 rivers were above the warning level.

Source: People