The Fairview wildfire in California has claimed the lives of two people and is spreading rapidly.
In South Korea there were three deaths due to Typhoon Hinnamnor which has caused severe flooding.
In Pakistan, 150 towns and the Sehwan Sharif airport in Sindh province are severely affected by flooding.
In China, more than 200 people were trapped in a nature reserve after a 6.6-magnitude earthquake blocked the only road connecting the area.
In Jenin, West Bank, a Palestinian was shot dead and 16 others wounded during an Israeli military operation.
