Thailand: Severe Flooding Hits Phuket

Heavy rains hit Phuket on Sunday, June 30, sending a deluge of floodwater to town streets and roads. Some roads were impassable due to a meter-deep flooding.

US: Aero Fire Erupts In Copperopolis, California Forcing Road Closures And Evacuations

A vegetation fire, dubbed Aero Fire, erupted in Copperopolis in Calaveras County on Monday, June 17, and quickly spread to 5,000 acres as of 9:00 p.m. A portion of Highway 4 and several other roads were closed. Evacuation orders were issued for multiple locations near the site of the fire.

US: Sunday Storms Bring Hail, Flash Flooding To Denver Metro Area

Severe weather continued on Sunday, June 9, in Colorado sending hail and causing flash flooding to parts of the Denver metro area.

Outgoing UNMISS head Hilde Johnson

Outgoing UNMISS head Hilde Johnson

NEW YORK, United States - Outgoing United Nations Mission in South Sudan head Hilde Johnson gives a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on June 30. 2014. She will leave her post on July 8.

Japan defense minister in South Sudan

Japan defense minister in South Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan - Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera (R) meets with Hilde Johnson, special representative of the U.N. secretary general, in Juba, South Sudan, on May 8, 2014. Johnson heads the U.N. Mission in the Republic of South Sudan.

Outgoing UNMISS head Hilde Johnson

Outgoing UNMISS head Hilde Johnson

NEW YORK, United States - Outgoing United Nations Mission in South Sudan head Hilde Johnson gives a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on June 30. 2014. She will leave her post on July 8. (Kyodo)