Residents evacuated, boats moored as Typhoon Maria approaches China

Staff members help villigers evacuate from low-lying areas in Qiuzhu Village of Sanduao Town in Ningde City, 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/Lin Shanchuan)