26,000 tourists evacuated as Typhoon Prapiroon nears south China

NANNING, July 21 (Xinhua) -- A tourist island in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has evacuated more than 26,000 tourists as the fourth typhoon of this year approaches, local authorities said on Sunday.

The last group of tourists boarded a ferry to leave Weizhou Island on Sunday evening, according to the maritime safety administration of Beihai, the city that administers the island. The ferry servi