Transport resumes in China's Hainan as typhoon Talim weakens

People walk in rain in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, July 17, 2023. South China's island province of Hainan resumed the operation of flights and the Hainan Roundabout Railway on Tuesday, as Typhoon Talim, the fourth this year, weakened to the level of a tropical storm, said local authorities on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

HAIKOU, July 18 (Xinhua) -- South China's island province of Hainan resumed the operation of flights and the Hainan Roundabout Railway on Tuesday, as Typhoon Talim, the fourth this year, weakened to the level of a tropical storm, said local authorities on Tuesday.

Following safety inspections, the railway authority resumed the operation of high-speed trains on the Hainan Roundabout Railway from 11 a.m. on Tuesday. Moreover, the Haikou Meilan International Airport and Sanya Phoenix International Airport have seen normal operation of flights.

The operations of the three seaports in Haikou, the provincial capital, are scheduled to resume at midnight on Tuesday, said the city's transportation and port operation administration.

In the resort city of Sanya, tourist attractions have reopened starting from Tuesday. Meanwhile, all bus routes in Haikou have returned to normal operation.

At 6 a.m. Tuesday, China's national observatory issued a yellow alert for the typhoon, which weakened to the level of a severe tropical storm early Tuesday.

China has a four-tier, color-coded weather warning system for typhoons, with red representing the most severe warning, followed by orange, yellow and blue.

This photo taken on July 17, 2023 shows waves near Baishamen Beach in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province. South China's island province of Hainan resumed the operation of flights and the Hainan Roundabout Railway on Tuesday, as Typhoon Talim, the fourth this year, weakened to the level of a tropical storm, said local authorities on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Fan Yuqing)

Booths at a market have been removed because of Typhoon Talim in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, July 17, 2023. South China's island province of Hainan resumed the operation of flights and the Hainan Roundabout Railway on Tuesday, as Typhoon Talim, the fourth this year, weakened to the level of a tropical storm, said local authorities on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Fan Yuqing)

This photo taken on July 17, 2023 shows waves along the coast in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province. South China's island province of Hainan resumed the operation of flights and the Hainan Roundabout Railway on Tuesday, as Typhoon Talim, the fourth this year, weakened to the level of a tropical storm, said local authorities on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

This photo taken on July 17, 2023 shows waves along the coast in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province. South China's island province of Hainan resumed the operation of flights and the Hainan Roundabout Railway on Tuesday, as Typhoon Talim, the fourth this year, weakened to the level of a tropical storm, said local authorities on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

A man rides a motorcycle in rain in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, July 17, 2023. South China's island province of Hainan resumed the operation of flights and the Hainan Roundabout Railway on Tuesday, as Typhoon Talim, the fourth this year, weakened to the level of a tropical storm, said local authorities on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

This photo taken on July 17, 2023 shows waves along the coast in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province. South China's island province of Hainan resumed the operation of flights and the Hainan Roundabout Railway on Tuesday, as Typhoon Talim, the fourth this year, weakened to the level of a tropical storm, said local authorities on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

Vehicles pass on a waterlogged road in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, July 17, 2023. South China's island province of Hainan resumed the operation of flights and the Hainan Roundabout Railway on Tuesday, as Typhoon Talim, the fourth this year, weakened to the level of a tropical storm, said local authorities on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)