Schools close as torrential rain from Typhoon Kalmaeigi hits Hainan

According to the provincial meteorological bureau, Typhoon Kalmaegi was located over the southern part of Panay Island in the Philippines at 2 pm Tuesday, with maximum winds of 12 degrees near its center. The typhoon is forecast to move west-northwest at 20-25 kilometers per hour, entering the southeastern South China Sea on Wednesday morning. It is expected to intensify to a severe typhoon before making landfall in central Vietnam on Thursday night.