During China's eight-day National Day holiday, which began on Wednesday, people are expected to make some 2.36 billion passenger trips. (Wikimedia Commons Photo/ Representational)

Chinese authorities will cancel flights in Hainan on Saturday night before Typhoon Matmo hits the southern province, likely disrupting a peak holiday travel period for the resort island.

All flights to and from the provincial capital Haikou’s international airport are expected to be cancelled from 11 pm (1500 GMT), the official Xinhua news agency reported, as Matmo could bring strong winds and heavy rain to southern China, including Guangdong and Yunnan provinces.

Matmo, which caused flooding in the Philippines this week, is expected to make landfall on Sunday.

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