HAIKOU - China's southern Hainan province has ordered the suspension of ferry services across the Qiongzhou Strait from 6 am on Saturday as Typhoon 22 approaches the year. P>
is expected to Ferry operations in the Strait resume Sunday afternoon, according to local maritime authorities. P>
Because of the winds and torrential rains brought by Typhoon Vamco, some train services to and from the island were also arrested tropical. P>
the resort town of Sanya in Hainan ordered all tourist sites to suspend operations since Friday night. P>
China's national observatory on Saturday renewed a blue alert for Vamco, which is expected to bring downpours and strong winds to parts of the coastal areas of southern China. P>
The center of Va MCO was about 135 km to the southwest of the city of Sansha, Hainan Province, at 5 in the morning on Saturday with winds of up to 50 meters per second near the eye, according to the National Meteorological Center. P>
The typhoon is expected to move northwestward at a speed of about 15 km per hour to 20 kilometers per hour, before landing on the central coast and northern Vietnam. P>
China has a weather alert system with four color-coded levels, with red representing the most severe weather, followed by orange, yellow and blue. P>
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