China issues red alert for Typhoon Lekima

A staff reinforces a ship as Typhoon Lekima approaches at Jiaoshan No.1 wharf of Songmen Township in Wenling, east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 9, 2019. China's National Meteorological Center issued a red alert for Typhoon Lekima Friday morning, as it is expected to make landfall in the coastal areas of eastern China's Zhejiang Province Saturday. At 8 a.m., the center of Typhoon Lekima, the ninth typhoon of the year, was about 290 km southeast of the city of Wenling in Zhejiang, with a maximum wind force of 209 km per hour. (Xinhua/Han Chuanhao)