Taping windows and sea patrols: A city in preparation modepublished at 07:01 BST

07:01 BST

Laura Bicker
China correspondent

A store owner has taped up the main entrance of his store and is placing wooden planks across itImage source, BBC/Laura BickerPolice cars are standing by near the waterImage source, BBC/Laura Bicker

I am here in Zhuhai, a city in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong, where people are also deep in preparation mode.

Businesses, restaurants and homeowners are taping their windows. The police are patrolling the sea front calling on people to stay back, but some are still taking the last opportunity of the day to get photos of the incoming waves.

“Aren’t you scared,” I asked.

“No, no,” they said, as they filmed a video and snapped a selfie.

A bridge connecting Zhuhai to Hong Kong still remains open.