Overview

• Nearly 300,000 residents were relocated in Guangdong and Hainan, including about 151,000 in Guangdong and roughly 144,000 in Hainan, according to CCTV.
• China’s national observatory placed the highest red warning in effect as forecasts call for hurricane-force conditions, with sustained winds around 38 m/s and gusts up to 53 m/s.
• Haikou Meilan International Airport canceled all flights from 23:00 local time Saturday with operations expected to resume Sunday evening, and island rail services are paused Sunday before a planned Monday restart.
• Sanya’s airport reported continued operations with possible weather delays and confirmed departures to Khabarovsk and Yekaterinburg, even as one Hainan airport halted service.
• Authorities suspended Qiongzhou Strait ferry traffic and moved 49 passenger and car ferries to safe locations, while work stopped at several offshore wind construction platforms.