China's Zhejiang and Shanghai brace for Typhoon Chanthu

A woman struggles with her umbrella against powerful gusts of wind generated by Typhoon Chanthu in Taipei, on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021. Typhoon Chanthu drenched Taiwan with heavy rain Sunday as the storm’s center passed the island’s east coast heading for Shanghai. - AP

HANGZHOU, Sept. 12 (Xinhua): East China's Zhejiang Province and Shanghai have issued alerts for Typhoon Chanthu, which is expected to make landfall on Zhejiang's coastal areas Monday (Sept 13).

The Zhejiang provincial meteorological observatory issued a warning on Sunday saying that the 14th typhoon of the year is expected to make landfall in the province's coastal areas between Zhoushan and Ningbo, or pass through Zhoushan Islands during daytime Monday.