China braces for typhoon Nuri

(Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

BEIJING, June 14 (Xinhua) -- China on Saturday activated a level-IV emergency response, the lowest in the country's four-tier warning system, for typhoon Nuri, according to the Ministry of Emergency Management.

Nuri, the second typhoon this year, is forecast to land in the coastal areas of Guangdong Province Sunday afternoon.

Aerial photo taken on June 13, 2020 shows fishing boats sailing back to the Xincun Port of Lingshui Li Autonomous County, south China's Hainan Province. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

Aerial photo taken on June 13, 2020 shows fishing boats sailing back to the Xincun Port of Lingshui Li Autonomous County, south China's Hainan Province. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

Aerial photo taken on June 13, 2020 shows fishing boats sailing back to the Xincun Port of Lingshui Li Autonomous County, south China's Hainan Province. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

Aerial photo taken on June 13, 2020 shows fishing boats sailing back to the Xincun Port of Lingshui Li Autonomous County, south China's Hainan Province. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

Police officers help local fishermen to arrange fishing nets at Lingshui Li Autonomous County, south China's Hainan Province, June 13, 2020. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

A police officer helps a local fisherman to moor the fishing boat at Lingshui Li Autonomous County, south China's Hainan Province, June 13, 2020. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)