Muifa brings rain, wind to E China coast

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. [Photo/Xinhua]

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. [Photo/Xinhua]