Super Typhoon barrels towards China

China issued a red alert for incoming Super Typhoon Lekima which is expected to batter eastern Zhejiang province early today with high winds and torrential rainfall. The ninth typhoon of the year is projected to move northwest up China's coast today with the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) focusing its attention on Shanghai and Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangsu and Shandong provinces.