2. A water main break in west Los Angeles turned the UCLA campus into a river, and left cars in an underground parking garage underwater. It took more than 3 hours to shut it off and some 8 million gallons of water spilled out.

 

3. Japan has been practicing storming beaches with the US and other countries as part of the Rim-Pacific exercises in Hawaii this month. The amphibious landing drills, which were relatively new to Japan’s military, come as Tokyo tries to boost its ability to defend small islands it controls, while China claims as its own.

 

4. River otters were hitting water slides to beat the summer heat away at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan. Nine river otters live at the zoo. But the same 3 brothers usually come out to meet the visitors.