A tree is uprooted by the strong wind before the arrival of Typhoon Sarika in Haikou City, South China's Hainan Province, Oct. 18, 2016. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Ziqian)
Typhoon Sarika, the 21st typhoon of the year, made landfall at south China's Hainan Province Tuesday morning.
The tropical cyclone, packing maximum winds of 162 km per hour at its eye, landed at Hele Town, Wanning City, at 9:50 a.m., according to local meteorological bureau.
