A rescue worker operates to supplement cooling water to a data center in Chengmai County, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 7, 2024. Authorities in Chengmai have mobilized emergency response efforts as the impacts of the Super Typhoon Yagi persists. Rescuers were dispatched to typhoon-affected areas to support recovery actions such as obstacle removal, drainage, and water delivery. Yagi, the 11th typhoon of the year, made landfall in Hainan on Friday afternoon. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
HAIKOU, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- South China's island province of Hainan began gradually resuming maritime and air transportation after being struck by Super Typhoon Yagi, which left four dead and 95 injured.
According to the provincial transport department, Haikou Meilan International Airport in the provincial capital is expected to resume operations by noon on Sunday, while airports in the cities of Sanya and Bo'ao reopened on Saturday.
Seaports on the island are set to resume shipping, with a priority on cargo transport, starting at 1 p.m. Sunday. The eastern section of Hainan's high-speed railway loop also resumed service at 11 a.m., while the western section, Haikou's city train service, and outbound railway services remain suspended.
The transport department has pledged to accelerate post-disaster recovery efforts to restore normalcy in production and daily life. ■
A rescue worker removes fallen branches blocking the road in Chengmai County, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 7, 2024. Authorities in Chengmai have mobilized emergency response efforts as the impacts of the Super Typhoon Yagi persists. Rescuers were dispatched to typhoon-affected areas to support recovery actions such as obstacle removal, drainage, and water delivery.
Yagi, the 11th typhoon of the year, made landfall in Hainan on Friday afternoon. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
A rescue worker removes fallen branches blocking the road in Chengmai County, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 7, 2024. Authorities in Chengmai have mobilized emergency response efforts as the impacts of the Super Typhoon Yagi persists. Rescuers were dispatched to typhoon-affected areas to support recovery actions such as obstacle removal, drainage, and water delivery.
Yagi, the 11th typhoon of the year, made landfall in Hainan on Friday afternoon. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
A rescue worker operates to supplement cooling water to a data center in Chengmai County, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 7, 2024. Authorities in Chengmai have mobilized emergency response efforts as the impacts of the Super Typhoon Yagi persists. Rescuers were dispatched to typhoon-affected areas to support recovery actions such as obstacle removal, drainage, and water delivery.
Yagi, the 11th typhoon of the year, made landfall in Hainan on Friday afternoon. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
Rescuers remove fallen branches blocking the road in Chengmai County, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 7, 2024. Authorities in Chengmai have mobilized emergency response efforts as the impacts of the Super Typhoon Yagi persists. Rescuers were dispatched to typhoon-affected areas to support recovery actions such as obstacle removal, drainage, and water delivery.
Yagi, the 11th typhoon of the year, made landfall in Hainan on Friday afternoon. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
Rescuers remove fallen branches blocking the road in Chengmai County, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 7, 2024. Authorities in Chengmai have mobilized emergency response efforts as the impacts of the Super Typhoon Yagi persists. Rescuers were dispatched to typhoon-affected areas to support recovery actions such as obstacle removal, drainage, and water delivery.
Yagi, the 11th typhoon of the year, made landfall in Hainan on Friday afternoon. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
Rescuers remove a fallen tree blocking the road in Chengmai County, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 7, 2024. Authorities in Chengmai have mobilized emergency response efforts as the impacts of the Super Typhoon Yagi persists. Rescuers were dispatched to typhoon-affected areas to support recovery actions such as obstacle removal, drainage, and water delivery.
Yagi, the 11th typhoon of the year, made landfall in Hainan on Friday afternoon. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
Fire engines supplement cooling water to a data center in Chengmai County, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 7, 2024. Authorities in Chengmai have mobilized emergency response efforts as the impacts of the Super Typhoon Yagi persists. Rescuers were dispatched to typhoon-affected areas to support recovery actions such as obstacle removal, drainage, and water delivery.
Yagi, the 11th typhoon of the year, made landfall in Hainan on Friday afternoon. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
A rescue worker has dinner during a break on the line of duty in Chengmai County, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 7, 2024. Authorities in Chengmai have mobilized emergency response efforts as the impacts of the Super Typhoon Yagi persists. Rescuers were dispatched to typhoon-affected areas to support recovery actions such as obstacle removal, drainage, and water delivery.
Yagi, the 11th typhoon of the year, made landfall in Hainan on Friday afternoon. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
A marshaller directs a plane to its designated parking spot at Meilan International Airport in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 8, 2024. Hainan began gradually resuming maritime and air transportation after being struck by Super Typhoon Yagi. The transport department has pledged to accelerate post-disaster recovery efforts to restore normalcy in production and daily life. (Xinhua)
This photo taken on Sept. 8, 2024 shows the Xiuying Port in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province. Hainan began gradually resuming maritime and air transportation after being struck by Super Typhoon Yagi. The transport department has pledged to accelerate post-disaster recovery efforts to restore normalcy in production and daily life. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)
An aerial drone photo shows a long queue of vehicles waiting outside Xiuying Port in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 8, 2024. Hainan began gradually resuming maritime and air transportation after being struck by Super Typhoon Yagi. The transport department has pledged to accelerate post-disaster recovery efforts to restore normalcy in production and daily life. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)
An aerial drone photo shows a long queue of vehicles waiting at the Xiuying Port in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 8, 2024. Hainan began gradually resuming maritime and air transportation after being struck by Super Typhoon Yagi. The transport department has pledged to accelerate post-disaster recovery efforts to restore normalcy in production and daily life. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)
People consult about outbound ticket purchase at a volunteer service station at the Xiuying Port in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 8, 2024. Hainan began gradually resuming maritime and air transportation after being struck by Super Typhoon Yagi. The transport department has pledged to accelerate post-disaster recovery efforts to restore normalcy in production and daily life. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)