- Jul 28
Magnitude 7.1 quake rocks Japan's Kumamoto; mall explosion traps dozens, one dead, over 90 injured
A powerful earthquake struck southwestern Japan on Tuesday afternoon, collapsing part of a shopping centre and triggering a gas explosion that trapped 20–30 workers. A factory chimney also fell, burying 11, while one person was killed by a collapsing house.
- Jul 28
Typhoon Dolphin floods eastern China after landfall in Zhejiang, over one million evacuated
Typhoon Dolphin, the strongest storm to hit China this year, made landfall in Zhejiang province with winds exceeding 150 km/h, flooding Shanghai streets and forcing over one million people from their homes across eastern China.
