Rain wreaks havoc again in Hainan province

Following strong, widespread rainfall that hit the entire island at the end of October, Hainan province encountered a new round of heavy precipitation on Sunday, triggering road closures and class suspensions in many areas.

Influenced by cold air colliding with warm, humid air currents from the southeast, multiple cities and counties in Hainan experienced sustained heavy rainfall on Monday of between 150 to 200 millimeters, leading to a level four rainstorm warning and a level four emergency response for flood and wind prevention, the lowest-level in the country's four-tier emergency response system.

Classes in kindergartens and primary and secondary schools were forced to suspend classes in hard-hit regions such as Qiongzhong and Wanning on Monday.