Qiongzhou Strait
As the storm approached later that day, 14 flights from Hainan's provincial capital Haikou were cancelled. The rail ferry service to Mainland China was suspended. The storm was originally expected to turn west after landfall. However, it headed north and hit Hainan's provincial capital Haikou. As a result, some 27,700 people were evacuated from Hainan's low-lying area and some 2,602 fishing ships returned to port. Heavy rain and strong winds halted all shipping services across the Qiongzhou Strait. Later the next day, China's flood control authorities evacuated 189,033 residents to safe areas. On July 31, China's provincial flood control office reported that, in total, Nock-ten claimed 2 lives and caused widespread damage worth US$58 million in Hainan province.