Tropics

Hawaiian woman found a 2.4-kilogram avocado as big as a human head as she walked, reported Scientm.

Representatives of the Guinness Book of Records will check whether this is the heaviest known avocado. Currently in this category there is recorded 1,8 kilograms from Venezuela in 2009.

At least 27 are the victims of the typhoon "Damrey", which has hit the central and southern coastal areas of Vietnam, Reuters reported.

Five people were killed and 85 injured as a result of the typhoon Lan that hit Japan, reports TASS. 

Tropical Storm Ophelia has gained strength in the Atlantic and yesterday became a hurricane, the National Hurricane Center reported.

Typhoon Doksuri hit central Vietnam with winds at a speed of 135 kilometers per hour, the Associated Press reported.

Hurricane Irma is lashing Cuba with strong winds and heavy rain after devastating several Caribbean islands, reported BBC. 

The category five storm made landfall on the Camaguey Archipelago, off the north-eastern coast.

But the Bahamas have largely been spared after Irma changed track.

Crews overwhelmed by thousands of rescue calls during one of the heaviest downpours in U.S. history have had little time to search for other potential victims, but officials acknowledge the grim reality that fatalities linked to Harvey could soar once the devastating floodwaters recede from one of America’s most sprawling metropolitan centers.

Hurricane Harvey intensified early on Aug. 25, spinning into potentially the biggest hurricane to hit the U.S. mainland in more than a decade, with life-threatening floods expected along the Gulf Coast. 

Hurricane Harvey intensified early on Friday, spinning into potentially the biggest hurricane to hit the U.S. mainland in more than a decade, with life-threatening floods expected along the Gulf Coast, reported Reuters. 

Typhoon Hato approached closely Hong Kong, literally paralyzing the megalopolis, NOVA informs.

Schools, state offices, banks and offices were closed. Work was terminated at the cargo port. Ferries also do not move. The stock market is also not working.

Hundreds of flights from Check Point International Airport were cancelled or delayed.