Tuesday, August 11

    Ebola has claimed the lives of 1,916 individuals in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to official data updated through August 7. The authorities have verified a total of 4,209 cases during this outbreak. This latest figure represents an increase of 29 deaths compared to the previously reported total of 1,887. Additionally, 595 patients are currently in isolation receiving treatment, and 828 people have recovered from the disease.

    As Typhoon Dolphin advanced further inland in China, approximately 167,900 residents in Fujian Province were forced to evacuate from vulnerable zones amid widespread severe weather across eastern regions. The evacuations in Fujian were completed by 7 a.m. Monday, encompassing coastal and inland communities exposed to flooding and high winds. Meanwhile, Shanghai relocated roughly 215,600 residents from high-risk areas by late Sunday. Dolphin initially struck Zhejiang Province before progressing inland and weakening over central China.

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    Late Saturday, southeast of Atka in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, a magnitude 5.0 earthquake took place. The Alaska Earthquake Center recorded the tremor at 7:36 p.m. Alaska Daylight Time on August 8, which corresponds to 03:36 UTC on August 9. The earthquake’s origin was approximately 48 miles, or 77 kilometers, southeast of Atka, with seismologists estimating its depth at around 10.6 miles, or 17 kilometers.

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