Qiongzhou Strait will be fully suspended from tonight. Typhoon "Vipa" will bring severe impacts of strong winds, heavy rain, and high waves.

On July 19, it was learned from Xuwen Port that due to the impact of Typhoon "Wipha" on July 19th at 21:30, passenger and roll-on roll-off transport in the Qiongzhou Strait was suspended. It is expected to be suspended until the 22nd. Passengers and drivers are advised not to go to the port temporarily. After the port resumes operations, it is expected that the number of queued trucks may reach 4,000. Passengers and drivers are advised to go to the waiting area according to the information reminder to avoid congestion. Typhoon "Wipha" has strengthened into a severe tropical storm. It is expected to reach a strong typhoon level, gradually approaching the central and western parts of Guangdong Province along the coast. There is a high probability of it making landfall as a typhoon or strong typhoon in the western part of Guangdong and the Pearl River Delta coastal areas from the afternoon to night of the 20th, bringing severe impact of strong winds, rain, and waves. The Guangdong Provincial Flood Control, Drought Relief and Wind Control Headquarters has raised the emergency response level from Level IV to Level II at 11:00 on July 19th.