Heavy rain forces school closures in Hainan

Torrential rainfall triggered by a severe tropical depression has been battering south China’s Hainan Province, shutting down schools, kindergartens and offline after-school training programs across multiple cities and counties in the region on Monday, as authorities issued warnings for mountain torrents and geological disasters to mitigate secondary risks.

In Wanning, a coastal city in eastern Hainan, education authorities ordered all primary and secondary schools and kindergartens to close for one day on Monday, following a Sunday notice that halted all offline after-school training activities across the city. Local education bureaus will determine class resumption dates based on real-time weather developments.