BEIJING — Tropical Storm Maysak lashed southern ​China’s island province of Hainan on ‌Friday, making landfall with maximum winds near its center of 23 meters per second (51 mph) ​and forcing flight, rail and ferry ​suspensions.

• Maysak hit Hainan’s southeastern coast at around 6:20 ⁠p.m. (1020 GMT), China’s National Meteorological Center said.
• The ​storm is expected to bring torrential rain ​to Hainan, as well as Guangdong, Guizhou and Hunan provinces and the Guangxi region.
• In Hainan, some areas ​could see rainfall up to 350 ​mm within 24 hours, the national weather forecaster ‌said.
• Hainan’s ⁠Sanya Phoenix International Airport suspended takeoffs and landings from 5 p.m., after 92 flights were canceled by 11:30 a.m., while ​all round-island ​high-speed rail ⁠services were halted on Friday, state broadcaster CCTV reported.
• Passenger ferry ​services across the Qiongzhou Strait were suspended from ​2 a.m. and were expected to remain halted for one to two days.
• Authorities urged stepped-up ⁠monitoring ​and evacuations from risk ​areas, calling flood prevention tasks “severe and complex.”