Hurricane Harvey is projected to possibly become the second costliest hurricane in the United States's history, with estimates ranging from US$72 billion to over $125 billion. In comparison, Hurricane Katrina's total damage is estimated to be around $118 to $160 billion. (ABC News)
Large portions of Frankfurt, Germany, are evacuated as local authorities work to defuse a bomb left over from a Royal Air Force raid during World War II. The evacuation is the largest to occur in Europe since World War II. (CNN)
Bomb disposal experts successfully defuse the bomb. (AP)
The independent seismic monitoring agency NORSAR estimates that the blast had a yield of around 120 kilotons, approximately three times more than the combined explosive yield of the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II. (NOSAR)
U.S. Secretary of DefenseJames Mattis says in a statement “Any threat to the United States or its territories, including Guam or our allies, will be met with a massive military response, a response both effective and overwhelming". (Reuters)