Fishing boats are docked at a harbour in preparation for Typhoon Rumbia in east China.
Typhoon Rumbia has made landfall in the Chinese financial hub of Shanghai, bringing strong winds and rain, state news agency Xinhua says.
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Shanghai had evacuated 53,000 people in preparation for the typhoon, which landed on Friday, the state news agency reported.
The storm, the 18th typhoon to affect China this year, is expected to gradually lose strength as it keeps moving inland in a northwest direction.
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