Typhoon Vicente lashes South China

A woman battles to hold her umbrella and bicycle against rain and gales in En'ping county, South China's Guangdong province, on July 24, 2012. Typhoon Vicente made landfall in Chixi county, Guangdong province, early Tuesday morning, bringing torrential rain and hurricane force winds to southern China. Hong Kong was lashed by gales on Monday as typhoon Vicente moved towards the financial hub, sending office workers home early and prompting the local observatory to raise the tropical cyclone warning signal to number 8, the third highest classification. [Photo/Xinhua]