Volunteers remove blue-green algae from the surface of the sea around the Zhanqiao pier in Qingdao, a coastal city in east China's Shandong Province, June 23, 2008. Organized by the local government, some 400 fishing boats and 3,000 volunteers participated in the campaign. The algae outbreak, according to experts, was responsible for the recent torrential rain in southern China. (Xinhua) |