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China's southern region is recovering from the devastation brought by Haiyan, the strongest typhoon so far this year.
The typhoon has left at least seven people dead.
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The southern island of Hainan was hit hard by Haiyan.
About 39,000 on the island were displaced and more than 650 houses collapsed or were damaged.
In the resort city of Sanya, the terrible weather has dealt a heavy blow to local tourism in the usually busy season.
All the tourism sites were closed as the typhoon moved in. The island also registered a drop of one third of its tourists compared to usual.
The typhoon was so powerful, that many precautions failed.
SOUNDBITE (CHINESE) YANG JING, Room manager, Pearl River Garden Hotel:
"Most of the windows in the rooms face the beach and have been letting in rain so customers have been complaining about damp carpets. The suspension of flights and trains to Hainan has also affected our turnover."
Yang said the hotel had tried to rearrange stays for as many customers as possible, but repairing the carpet may take several days.
SOUNDBITE (CHINESE) YANG JING, Room manager, Pearl River Garden Hotel:
"The carpet in many rooms is wet through. We are using all kinds of equipment to dry them in the hope of providing comfortable rooms for customers as soon as possible."
After the typhoon passed, some tourism sites were opened to visitors again on Tuesday.
Ms Zhang from Nanjing arrived in Sanya on Monday afternoon.
She said it took her nearly two hours to travel from the airpot to the hotel, due to floods in the city.
But after she had checked-in, she found the power was cut off.
SOUNDBITE (CHINESE) ZHANG, Traveller:
"We had no power for about half a day. It resumed in the evening. But these problems are minor."
But most of the sites have seen a reduced number of visitors.
SOUNDBITE (CHINESE) LIN JUN, Lifeguard:
"There're less visitors than usual, probably because group visits have still not resumed yet."
Lin said that currents in the sea were more common and stronger after the typhoon passed over the area, so he and his colleagues are on high alert.
The Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is also among the worst-hit areas.
Haiyan hit Guangxi on Monday, bringing rainstorms and floods to the region.
One person drowned and 12,000 others were affected in Guangxi.
Kindergartens, primary and middle schools suspended classes on Monday in some cities.
SOUNDBITE (CHINESE) Local resident
"Water suddenly poured into my car. The seats were submerged. I got out as quickly as I could."
Haiyan has now weakened to a tropical storm and entered Guangdong.
The National Disaster Reduction Commission announced that more than 3 million people in Hainan, Guangdong and Guangxi have been affected.
As Haiyan continued its way through south China, weather authorities still forecast winds and heavy rains for most of China's southern and southeastern coastal regions in the coming days.
