Typhoon Kajiki batters China's Hainan with heavy rain and wind as it moves towards Vietnam:: Sanya, China::Footage aired by CCTV showed emergency crews clearing debris from downed trees and reinforcing power lines in the resort city of Sanya.

Typhoon Kajiki has brought strong winds and heavy rain to southern China's Hainan island and parts of Guangdong province. On Sunday, the storm passed over open waters, heading toward Vietnam's

Vietnam has shut down airports, closed schools, and begun mass evacuations as it prepares for the most powerful storm so far this year. Typhoon Kajiki, with gusts of up to 166 kph (103 mph) at sea, was around 110 km (68 miles) off the northern part of Vietnam's central coast as of 0300 GMT and was due to make landfall on Monday afternoon,