North China port of Qingdao braces for arrival of major typhoon Muifa after Shanghai soaked
BEIJING — China's northern port of Qingdao braced Sunday for the arrival of Typhoon Muifa, which earlier pounded the commercial capital of Shanghai with high winds and heavy rain, leaving at least one person missing.
High waters and heavy surf battered Qingdao's waterfront, prompting authorities to close beaches and pile sandbags along low-lying coastal areas. Hundreds of flights in eastern China were canceled starting Saturday, while train and bus service was also disrupted.
In Shanghai, a 24-year-old man was reported missing while swimming in heavy surf in the city's Jinshan district, Shanghai Television reported. More than 500 people were evacuated from coastal areas, power lines were downed, billboards blown away and at least one bridge closed to traffic.
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