In this Sept 16, 2018 file photo, pedestrians walk past Casino Lisboa which has closed as super Typhoon Mangkhut edges closer to Macao. (ISAAC LAWRENCE / AFP)

MACAO - Macao issued typhoon signal No. 8 on Tuesday morning to prepare for the incoming Typhoon Nangka with disaster prevention measures put in place, the special administrative region (SAR)'s Civil Protection Operations Center said Tuesday.

The Education and Youth Affairs Bureau said all middle schools, primary schools, kindergartens and special education facilities have suspended classes

Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau issued typhoon Signal No. 8, the third highest level, at 7:30 am local time. It said Typhoon Nangka was about 410 kilometers south-southwest of Macao and moved toward Hainan Province.

The Civil Protection Operations Center has coordinated SAR government departments to make preparations and opened four emergency shelters for the public.

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The Education and Youth Affairs Bureau said all middle schools, primary schools, kindergartens and special education facilities have suspended classes.

The three bridges linking the Macao Peninsula and the Taipa Island were closed for safety concerns over the passing of typhoon.

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Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau has also issued the blue storm surge warning against possible flooding in low-lying areas near the coastline.

Classes, ferry services suspended in Hainan

The southern Chinese province of Hainan has ordered the suspension of all ferry services in the Qiongzhou Strait starting Tuesday, as the 16th typhoon of the year barrels toward land.

Ferry operations between Hainan and Guangdong Province were halted from 3 am Tuesday as a precaution against gales and torrential downpours, according to the Hainan Maritime Safety Administration.

The tourist city of Sanya ordered all schools to suspend classes from Tuesday noon to Wednesday noon, and all tourist sites in the city were temporarily closed.