Ferry services on south China strait halted as typhoon approaches

Photo taken on July 17, 2018 shows passenger ferries berth at the Haikou Harbor in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province. Ferry services on the Qiongzhou Strait in south China have been halted as of Tuesday afternoon as a typhoon is fast approaching the southern provinces of Hainan and Guangdong, local authorities have said. Son-Tinh, the ninth typhoon this year, is expected to make landfall in Hainan and Guangdong on Wednesday morning, according to China's National Meteorological Center. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)