Iran's Mehr News Agency reports preliminary accounts of sounds of explosions in parts of Bushehr province.

Typhoon Bavi, the ninth storm of the year, made landfall in Yuhuan (Taizhou) on the night of July 11 and in Yueqing (Wenzhou) in the early hours of July 12, bringing severe winds and heavy rain across Zhejiang. The National Disaster Reduction and Relief Committee launched a national level-4 emergency response on July 12. Based on the national natural disaster relief emergency plan and Zhejiang’s damage assessment, the NDRC has urgently allocated CNY100 mln of central budget investment to support post-typhoon emergency restoration in Zhejiang, prioritizing repair of damaged roads, water-conservancy infrastructure and restoration of public-service facilities including schools and hospitals to help restore normal production and daily life.

Oman Foreign Ministry said it summoned Iran's ambassador to Oman to protest an Iranian attack on Omani territory.