Fishing vessels return to the harbor of Sanya City, capital of south China's Hainan Province, October 11, 2009. China's central observatory issued an alert Sunday morning on typhoon Parma, which was expected to make a landing on southern China Monday or Tuesday. [Xinhua]

Police in Sanya patrol near the harbor of Sanya City, capital of south China's Hainan Province, October 11, 2009. [Xinhua]