• Heavy rainfall destroys Rohingya refugee shelters in Bangladesh

    Heavy monsoon rainfall in south-eastern Bangladesh caused landslides and flooding in refugee settlements in Chittagong division. According to the office of the United Nation High Commissioner for refugees, 350 mm (13.7 inches) of rainfall fell in 72 hours from July…

  • Wandan mud volcano erupts in Pingtung County, Taiwan

    Taiwan's Wandan mud volcano erupted again on July 8, 2019, ejecting mud more than 1.5 m (4.9 feet) above the ground. The eruption continued into July 9 with flames coming out of the ground. Its last eruption was on December 24, 2019. ​Wandan Township…

  • Bright meteor event over Ciudad Real, Spain

    A bright meteor streaked through the night sky over Ciudad Real, Spain at 22:59 UTC July 6, 2019. The meteor which was produced by a rock from an asteroid hit the atmosphere at about 54 000 km/h (33 554 mph). It started from the province of Ciudad Real in Spain at a…