HAIKOU, Aug. 23 -- China is bracing for a strong tropical storm named "Mindelle", which is expected to skim the southernmost island province of Hainan between Monday midnight and Tuesday morning.
At 8 a.m. Monday, a tropical low pressure system across the South China Sea intensified into the 5th tropical storm of the year, after being upgraded to a strong tropical storm eight hours later.
The storm, by the name of "Mindellu", which means dandelion in Korean, is likely to approach the Beibu Gulf off the southern Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region after skipping Hainan, the Hainan provincial meteorological bureau said.
Local authorities in Hainan have halted railway, shipping services and tourism programs and called fishing boats to return to ports as they braced for the storm.
Both cargo as well as passenger shipping services were halted at 5 p.m., according to the ban issued by the provincial maritime affairs bureau.
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At 8 a.m. Monday, a tropical low pressure system across the South China Sea intensified into the 5th tropical storm of the year, after being upgraded to a strong tropical storm eight hours later.
The storm, by the name of "Mindellu", which means dandelion in Korean, is likely to approach the Beibu Gulf off the southern Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region after skipping Hainan, the Hainan provincial meteorological bureau said.
Local authorities in Hainan have halted railway, shipping services and tourism programs and called fishing boats to return to ports as they braced for the storm.
Both cargo as well as passenger shipping services were halted at 5 p.m., according to the ban issued by the provincial maritime affairs bureau.
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