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  • 31
    Aug
    2011
    8:52am, EDT

    Tidal waves surge over banks of Chinese river

    China Daily via Reuters

    Residents run away as waves from a tidal bore surge past a barrier and a vehicle on the banks of the Qiantang river in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, on August 31.

    China Daily / Reuters

    Policemen and residents run as waves from a tidal bore surge past a barrier on the banks of Qiantang River in Haining, Zhejiang province on Aug. 31.

    Shen Zc / EPA

    People watch a tide hitting the banks of the Qiantang River in Haining city in east China's Zhejiang province on Aug. 31.

    As Typhoon Nanmadol approaches eastern China, tides and waves in the Qiantang river have recorded their highest levels in 10 years, according to local media reports monitored by Reuters.

    Related content on PhotoBlog:

    • August 18 - People run from tidal wave in Hangzhou
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    7 comments

    Sheesh We always have a bunch of US citizens saying that someone else is stupid. Hmmmmmm.

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  • 18
    Aug
    2011
    5:52am, EDT

    China Daily via Reuters

    Local residents run away from waves caused by a tidal bore surging past a barrier on the banks of the Qiantang River in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, on August 17.

    People run from tidal wave in Hangzhou, China

    Reuters explains further:

    Qiantang river is one of the few places in the world where this tidal phenomenon occurs, when an incoming tide forms a wave that travels up a river against the direction of the river's current.

    The Chinese characters on the wall in the background read "A moment of carelessness, a lifetime of pain."

    2 comments

    They love to kill their own. When we are not around they will have a field day on each other

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