Ferry services suspended at Qiongzhou Strait due to strong wind (1/6)

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.

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)

A couple is delayed at the port in Haikou City, south China's Hainan Province, Oct. 7, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)

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)

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)

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)