Hurricanes

Typhoon Maysak is projected to make landfall on the southern Korean Peninsula on Wednesday night. Maysak is currently a category 4 hurricane but should weaken to a category 2. Heavy rain and strong storms are expected for Wednesday and Tuesday.

Tropical Storm Haishen will most likely turn into a typhoon in the next 24 hours and strike parts of Japan over the weekend.

The Korean Peninsula is experiencing the wettest monsoon season in recent history and countries are preparing for the storms.

Following the passage of Hurricane Laura, the number of fatalities in the southern United States rose to at least six. Four of them were killed by fallen trees, the governor of the state of Louisiana, John Bel Edwards, announced on Thursday. Edwards expressed fears that more casualties may be found during the search and rescue operations. Overall, however, the governor was relieved that the storm had hit his state less badly than feared.

"We have a lot to be grateful for," Edwards said in a press conference. The damage caused by Laura had not reached the "absolutely catastrophic" extent that had been expected based on the meteorologists' forecasts. Nevertheless, the damage was considerable. Thousands of Louisiana residents are affected.