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We thought the dragon boat video was the funniest thing to come out of the otherwise tragic natural disaster known as Typhoon Morakot. We were wrong. This dedicated CCTV reporter decided, in true Al Roker fashion, that the best way to report on terrible weather is to stand right in the middle of it.

The recent flooding by Typhoon Morakot had some incredibly tragic consequences, but we're glad we were able to find this little piece to laugh at. In one of the flooded cities around China, one group of victims decided that the new river Morakot created was a great place to practice racing their dragon boats.

Despite weather reports that Typhoon Morakot would swing by our way (which triggered a rush of preparation for floods and damage) it... simply didn't. Yesterday was rainy and gross, but not any rainier and grosser than Shanghai weather normally tends to be. The same could not be said for other areas around Asia.

On Friday we all got a little nervous about Typhoon Morakot, with Xinhua warning everyone that it was unpredictable and crazy and could drench us all in dangerous winds and rain. Then the weekend hit and all Morakat seemed to do was spray us with what we'd already gotten in July anyway. What a relief. But wait! Now Shanghai Daily says that Morakot is actually going to hit the city TODAY, dumping rain ranging from 60 to 90mm per hour, according to the Shanghai Meteorological Bureau. It will be so bad, in fact, that seven teams have been sent to beef up deliveries of anti-flood material and patrol potential flood areas, while operators have been added to the 110 emergency telephone system. It's eye-hurtingly bright and sunny right now, but we'll be waiting by the window to see if this hell weather suddenly happens.