Chinese authorities have declared a red alert as a powerful typhoon heads towards the eastern coast.
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China on red alert as Typhoon Lekima bears down on east coast
Typhoon Lekima is currently battering Taiwan with winds of more than 190km/h (120mph) and is due to make landfall in China's Zhejiang province on Saturday. Emergency teams have been deployed to the region to guide relief work, China's emergency ministry said.
