Typhoon Bavi, the most powerful storm to strike mainland China this year, brought heavy rain to the eastern coast and lashed densely populated cities with violent winds. Bavi had weakened by Sunday morning to a tropical storm as it pushed inland, but forecasters warned that the storm system could unleash widespread rain across eastern and northern China in the coming days. Nearly 2 million people were evacuated ahead of Bavi's arrival. #typhoon #china #weather

Heavy rainfall flooded parts of Accra, Ghana, including the Alajo neighborhood, on June 29, submerging homes, roads and vehicles. #Ghana #Flood #Flooding #Accra #Climate

900 snakes escaped from a snake farm in Hengzhou, China after heavy rainfall and floods caused the farm to collapse. Local media reports indicated that the floods were a result of the annual flooding season exacerbated by Typhoon Maysak. According to Chinese outlet, The Paper, some stranded villagers were bitten by escaped snakes but could not seek treatment immediately as roads were cut off. The South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that most of the escaped snakes were non-venomous, though s