Photo taken on September 15, 2009 shows the street view after the tropical storm Koppu in Hong Kong, south of China. The Hong Kong Observatory issued a No. 3 strong wind signal on Tuesday morning to replace the No. 8 storm signal issued Monday. [Xinhua]

A person clears away the wreckage at the site where a vessel collided onto the bank as an aftermath of the gales and heavy rains brought by the tropical storm Koppu inside Xiangzhou Fishery Harbour, Zhuhai City, south China's Guangdong Province, September 15, 2009. Typhoon Koppu staged a landing Tuesday morning on the coast of southern China's Guangdong Province, bringing about gales and rainstorm with a top precipitation at 148.5 mm in the province. The typhoon, the 15th this year, landed at around 7:00 AM at Beidou town of Taishan city, packing up winds of 126 km/hour at its eye, according to the provincial meteorological bureau. [Xinhua]