A local official (left) inspects typhoon protection measures at a fishing port in Lianjiang county, Fuzhou city in Fujian province, July 8. Meteorological authorities forecast that typhoon Linfa will land between Guangdong and Fujian provinces by Thursday morning. It will bring heavy or torrential rain in Fujian, Guangdong and Taiwan. More than 1,800 fishing boats in Fujian have been called back from sea, with nearly 10,000 people working at sea evacuated. [Photo/Xinhua]