Residents evacuated, boats moored as Typhoon Maria approaches China

Fishermen reinforce the fishing gear on the shore in Houwan Village of Tailu Town in Lianjiang County, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 10, 2018, as Typhoon Maria, the eighth typhoon this year, approaches the Chinese coast. China's National Meteorological Center (NMC) issued this year's first red alert for Typhoon Maria, which is expected to hit China's coastal provinces on Wednesday morning. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)