More than 1.7 million evacuated as Typhoon Bavi makes landfall in China
Super Typhoon Bavi has been downgraded but is still dangerous, meteorologists say.

Super Typhoon Bavi has been downgraded but is still dangerous, meteorologists say.







![Rescue workers evacuate residents in a rubber dinghy after floodwaters inundate villages downstream of the Liulan Reservoir dam breach [China Out/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2026-07-07T021649Z_1216044457_RC2F8MAFW3SC_RTRMADP_3_ASIA-WEATHER-CHINA-1783395390.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)

Local authorities on Rota, part of the Northern Mariana Islands, say they have received reports of ‘major damages’.
The storm system is expected to reach landfall on Monday morning.

Firefighters race to contain flames in northeastern Spain
From Washington to LA, how plans to mark the United States’ 250th anniversary could be disrupted by extreme heat.
The Aspen Acres Fire, one of about 40 wildfires burning across western US, has destroyed homes and forced evacuations.
The celebrity couple’s nuptials, dubbed ‘America’s royal wedding’, light up New York with excitement and speculation.

Heavy monsoon rains have inundated parts of Mumbai, India’s financial capital, causing widespread flooding.
The average temperatures on June 24 and 25 this year were the highest ever recorded in the country.
World Meteorological Organization forecasts more likelihood of heatwaves, droughts and heavy rainfall due to El Nino.
WHO warns Europe must ‘plan for heat like winter flu’ as experts reveal how permanent this summer’s extreme heat is.