Guangdong prepares for typhoon's arrival

A number of train routes are scheduled to be suspended in Guangdong province starting Thursday afternoon as Typhoon Saola approaches, according to China Railway Guangzhou Group.

The beginning of the autumn semester of middle schools and kindergartens will be postponed to next Monday in cities including Shantou, Huizhou, Jiangmen and Chaozhou in Guangdong.

Some seaside tourist sites in Guangzhou and Huizhou have been closed as well.

Ferry services between Guangzhou's Nansha and Zhuhai and some ferry services between Guangzhou's Pazhou and Hong Kong's airport will be suspended starting Thursday.

Saola may make landfall in eastern Guangdong on Friday and Guangdong provincial authorities held a meeting on Wednesday morning to arrange preparations for the typhoon.