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Muifa brings rain, wind to E China coast

Updated: 2011-08-09 07:26

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Muifa brings rain, wind to E China coast

Chinese marine policemen try to port a vessel in Dandong, a coastal city in Northeast China's Liaoning province, August 8, 2011. The city of Dandong in Liaoning has set up a total of 756 temporary shelters that are capable of accommodating over 1 million people, according to the provincial flood control and drought relief headquarters. [Photo/Xinhua]

Muifa brings rain, wind to E China coast

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/Xinhua]

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