Tropical storm Wipha weakened after making landfall in northern Vietnam on Tuesday (July 23), with authorities on alert due to heavy rains that could cause flooding and mudslides, as the Philippines struggled with monsoon downpours that began last week.

Sands Shopping Carnival, held at the Venetian Macao casino resort from July 17 to 19, drew nearly 110,000 visits, according to property operator Sands China Ltd. The event (pictured) ended one day ahead of schedule because of Typhoon Wipha descending on Macau.

Storm No. 3, internationally known as Typhoon Wipha, passed north of China’s Leizhou Peninsula on the morning of July 21 and entered the northern Gulf of Tonkin, posing a growing threat to Vietnam’s northern and north-central coastal regions,