People in south China's island province of Hainan are draining water, clearing broken trees and repairing ravaged houses to recover from the Typhoon Yagi disaster.
Super Typhoon Yagi, the 11th typhoon of the year, made landfall twice on Friday, first striking Hainan and later Guangdong Province.
Firefighters in Haikou spent two hours on Sunday to drain the accumulated water out of an over-200-meter-long tunnel to resume traffic.
At the Hainan University, firefighters cleared the broken trees to ensure the normal travel for people on campus.
Residents in Wengtian Town of Wenchang, the first stop of the typhoon, are endeavoring to restore their villages as post-typhoon reconstruction efforts are in full swing there.
The main roads at Bowen Village of Wengtian has reopened to traffic, while villagers including 21-year-old Liang Yajun are clearing broken trees and other debris in front of their houses.
Liang recalled the terrifying moment when the typhoon landed.
"Iron sheets flew here and there that night, and even pounded the window barriers," said Liang.
Liang, a teacher of a local primary school, went to the school after the typhoon, finding that the walls and windows of the school had been broken.
"It saddens me so much. When we were asked to leave, the school was in good shape, but it's in such a mess now," said Liang.
Many old houses at the village were severely ravaged by the typhoon, with walls collapsed or roof tiles torn off, and some of them even completely collapsed.
"The wind blew the gate and the lock fell out when the typhoon landed that night. So we stood against the gate to keep it close for a whole night," said a villager.
The typhoon also blew down a signal tower, disrupting telecommunication at the village.
Hainan endeavors to recover from Typhoon Yagi disaster
Beijing's consumer gold market has been running hot during the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, despite recent rises in the gold price on international markets.
Last week, the main contract for gold futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange (COMEX) has risen to over 2,600 U.S. dollars per ounce.
At a gold shop in Beijing's Xicheng District, the price of pure gold jewelry went up to about 737 yuan (about 104 U.S. dollars) per gram, but many shoppers are still looking to buy gold jewelry especially during the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday and the end-of-summer wedding season.
"It is now more than 700 yuan (about 98.7 U.S. dollars) per gram, but when we were here about two months ago, it was only just above 600 yuan (about 84.6 U.S. dollars) per gram," said a customer.
"I'm getting married, so I came to have a look. Even if the price goes up, we still have to buy it," said another customer.
"I had nothing to do during the holidays, so I came here to take a look [at the gold jewelry]. I just bought a lucky charm bead and now I want to take a look at the bracelet," said another customer.
At the shop's gold investment counter, many consumers have been making inquiries about gold bars, which has long been considered a safe investment, although experts recommend caution in the rising gold market.
At the shop's gold investment counter, many consumers have been inquiring about gold bars, which have long been considered a safe investment. However, experts recommend caution in the rising gold market.
"Many investors will buy gold bars for medium- to long-term investment based on their expected price as part of their overall family asset allocation. We suggest that investors be more rational in their decisions," said Li Yang, a senior gold investment analyst.
Beijing consumer gold market remains hot despite rising prices
Beijing consumer gold market remains hot despite rising prices
