High billows strike the seashore in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu province, August 7, 2011. Typhoon Muifa, the ninth typhoon to hit China this year, is weakening as it moves further north along the country's affluent and densely-populated eastern coast, forcing the evacuation of 610,000 residents on its course, authorities said Sunday. Shipping services in Lianyungang and seashore swimming activity were suspended due to the typhoon. [Photo / Xinhua]