Another typhoon heading for Shanghai

Shanghai may be slammed by another typhoon on Friday after being hit by Typhoon Ampil last week, and authorities raised the typhoon alert one level higher on Thursday.

By 10 am Thursday, Typhoon Jongdari was over the East China Sea, about 440 kilometers southeast of Zhoushan, Zhejiang province. The weather system is heading toward the Yangtze River Delta region at 18 kilometers per hour, with its intensity expected to remain stable or possibly accelerate.

Jongdari is likely make landfall on the financial hub's coastal areas on Friday morning with winds of up to 83 km/h, bringing with it heavy rainfall. Its intensity is similar to Typhoon Ampil, which battered the region on July 22.