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 | A man wears a plastic bag as he protects himself from the rain in Shanghai September 19, 2007. Typhoon Wipha abruptly lost strength after it crossed the eastern coast of China on Wednesday and looked set to miss Shanghai as it headed north. click to open  |  | A Chinese boy struggles with his umbrella in the wind on the historic Bund in Shanghai as Typhoon Wipha passes close by the city, 19 September. Seven people were confirmed dead and three were missing as tropical storm Wipha tore across China, narrowly missing the nation's financial capital Shanghai. click to open |  | Construction workers take refuge in an emergency shelter set up at a school in Nanhui District on the outskirts of Shanghai as Typhoon Wipha passed close by the city, 19 September. Seven people were confirmed dead and three were missing as tropical storm Wipha tore across China, narrowly missing the nation's financial capital Shanghai, state media said Thursday. click to open |  | A pedestrian jumps over a flooded road as it rains in Shanghai, eastern China, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007. China's commercial center of Shanghai was evacuating 200,000 people on Tuesday ahead of the expected arrival of Typhoon Wipha, potentially the most destructive storm to hit the city in a decade. click to open |
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