Muifa brings rain, wind to E China coast
09,2011
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Since Thursday, downpours and winds have have battered 183 counties in Liaoning, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shandong regions, according to a statement from the National Disaster Reduction Committee.
Heavy dark winds hover the city of Dandong, Northeast China's Liaoning province, August 8, 2011. Tropical storm Muifa passed by China and made a landfall on the northwestern coast of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) at around 6:30 pm Monday, said a spokesman with the Water Resources Department of Liaoning province, which borders the DPRK.
A man walks near the Yalu River in Dandong, Northeast China's Liaoning province, August 8, 2011. Since Thursday, downpours and winds have have battered 183 counties in Liaoning, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shandong regions, according to a statement from the National Disaster Reduction Committee.
Soldiers of Chinese border guard help tourists evacuate from a seashore in Dalian, a coastal city in Northeast China's Liaoning province, as the Tropical Muifa approaches the coast of the province on August 8, 2011. About 490,000 people were evacuated in the worst-affected provinces of Liaoning and Shandong. In the southern part of Liaoning, about 130,000 people were evacuated and 39,000 fishing boats were called back to harbor.
Photo taken on August 8, 2011 shows the big waves caused by tropical storm Muifa hitting the coast of Penglai City, East China's Shandong province. More than 360,000 people were evacuated in Shandong, with no casualties reported in the province.
A traveller takes photo of the big waves hitting the bank of Qingdao, East China's Shandong province, August 8, 2011. More than 360,000 people were evacuated in Shandong, with no casualties reported in the province.
Photo taken on August 8, 2011 shows the big waves in the sea near Weihai City, East China's Shandong province. More than 360,000 people were evacuated in East China's Shandong province on Monday as tropical storm Muifa continues to move along the country's eastern coast.