Island province resumes traffic after typhoon Krovanh
( 2003-08-26 16:20) (Xinhua)
Traffic in the southern island province of Hainan resumed full normal
operation on Tuesday as typhoon Krovanh, which hit the province early Monday
morning, left the region.
The shipping line across the Qiongzhou Strait between the Chinese mainland
and the island province restarted at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday morning. Shipping was
suspended on Sunday due to the destructive typhoon speeding 38 meters per second
as it hit.
Haikou Meilan Airport, linking Hainan and the mainland, restored air traffic
services on Monday afternoon. The first flight landed at Meilan Airport at 2:10
p.m. on Monday, according to airport authorities.
Because of typhoon preparations done by transport authorities, Krovanh did
not affect many tourists on the tropical island, a popular tourism destination
all year round.
Typhoon Krovanh, which is named after a Cambodian tree, is the 12th to hit
China this year.
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