Typhoon Talim, the fourth typhoon this year, made a second landfall in the coastal area of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region early Tuesday. The region and other affected areas continue to cancel flights and trains to safeguard people's lives and properties.

In order to ensure the safety of passengers, 35 trains of the Nanning railway in Guangxi were suspended or adjusted to run, according to the Nanning Bureau of the National Railway.

Early on Monday, nearly 230,000 people in Guangdong had been evacuated to safety as the province braced for the typhoon. Local authorities have ordered the closure of 68 coastal tourist destinations, called back 2,702 fishing vessels and ordered 8,262 fish-farming workers to be evacuated ashore.

As of 10:50 p.m. on Monday, Nanning Airport in Guangxi canceled a total of 26 flights on the day, including 19 inbound flights and 7 outbound flights, and all round-trip flights between Nanning and two cities of Hainan Province have been canceled.

The typhoon landed at 5:45 a.m. on Tuesday in the city of Beihai in Guangxi, and reached the city of Qinzhou at 9 a.m., according to the regional meteorological bureau.

The maximum wind speeds near the center of the typhoon reached 25 meters per second, and it is expected to move toward the northwest at a speed of 15 to 20 kilometers per hour.

Typhoon Talim became the first typhoon to make landfall in Zhanjiang City of Guangdong Province this year on Monday evening, prompting authorities in the province to issue evacuation orders and close coastal tourist destinations.

It is expected Typhoon Talim will weaken and dissipate in the northern part of Vietnam on July 19, according to the National Meteorological Center.

(With input from Xinhua)

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