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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

RARE PHOTOS: Typhoon muifa lashes eastern china forcing 1 6 million from their homes 6f7588a7 937a 454d 99ed 13f0ba6fb926 - The Real Truth

Waves generated by Typhoon Muifa break along the coast in Lianyungang in China's eastern Jiangsu province on Wednesday. | AFP-JIJI

High winds and heavy rain lashed China's densely populated east coast on Thursday, after Typhoon Muifa forced around 1.6 million people to leave their homes and grounded most flights at Shanghai's main airports.

Muifa is the strongest tropical cyclone to hit Shanghai -- home to more than 25 million people -- since record-keeping began in 1949, state broadcaster CCTV said.

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