High billows strike the shores of Lianyungang, east China's Jiangsu Province, on August 7. Shipping services in Lianyungang were suspended due to Typhoon Muifa, the ninth typhoon to hit China this year. The typhoon is weakening as it moves further north along the country's affluent and densely-populated eastern coast. The storm forced the evacuation of 610,000 residents in its path (XINHUA) |