Magnitude 5+ Earthquakes – Global
5.4 earthquake hits the Santa Cruz Islands.
5.1 earthquake hits the Izu Islands off Japan.
5.0 earthquake hits northwest of the Kuril Islands.
Storms and Floods
Tropical Storms – Roundup of Tropical Storms:
In the northwest Pacific Ocean: Tropical depression (ts) 18w (Conson), located approximately 67 nm southeast of Da Nang, Vietnam, is tracking easttward at 01 knot.
Typhoon 19w (Chanthu), located approximately 44 east of Taipei, Taiwan, is tracking northward at 14 knots.
Newsbytes:
Italy – A destructive tornado in the Italian island of Pantelleria has claimed lives of two people and injured nine others.
Wildfires
Wildfires – Spain
A major wildfire in southeast Spain prevailed over firefighting efforts by 38 water-dropping aircraft and tore through an area of hilly woodland for a second day, with one official describing it as “a hungry monster.”
The wildfire has destroyed more than 3,600 hectares (9,000 acres) of forest, prompting the evacuation of 1,000 people and leading to the death of a firefighter. People in some villages were told to stay indoors with their windows shut due to thick smoke that saturated the hills. Hundreds of firefighters worked overnight to clear out flammable material and open firebreaks in the forest on the hill range in Malaga province. Arson is suspected.
Disease
Covid-19
The countries with the 10 greatest number of Covid-19 cases:
