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Trucks wait in line for restoration of ferry services in Haikou City, south China's Hainan Province, Oct. 7, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)
Due to the tropical depression in the South China Sea, wind forces in the Qiongzhou Strait had gradually increased and ro-ro passenger ships for ferry services within the Qiongzhou Strait Region were suspended since the night of Oct. 6.
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Ro-ro passenger ships were docked in a port in Haikou City, south China's Hainan Province, Oct. 7, 2021, due to increasing strong winds. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)
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A couple is delayed at the port in Haikou City, south China's Hainan Province, Oct. 7, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)
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A truck driver plays on his mobile phone at a port in Haikou City, south China's Hainan Province, Oct. 7, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)
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Trucks wait in line for restoration of the port in Haikou City, south China's Hainan Province, Oct. 7, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)
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A truck driver plays on his mobile phone at a port in Haikou City, south China's Hainan Province, Oct. 7, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)