Global National: July 23

Water levels are receding, at least in some areas hit the hardest by the flooding in Nova Scotia. That is giving a better sense of some damage caused by the powerful storm over the weekend. Three months worth of rain was reported in under 24 hours, and people are now trying to pick up the pieces. Authorities in Greece say they have carried out the largest peacetime evacuation in the country’s history. Thousands of residents and tourists on the island of Rhodes fled for safety this weekend, as wildfires – fanned by extreme winds – approached towns and resorts. To the war in Ukraine, where Russian forces continue to hit hard on Odesa. For days, the Ukrainian port city has endured non-stop airstrikes in retaliation for recent attacks on Crimea. They have now damaged one of the country’s most important heritage sites. Plus, the U.S. Department of Justice is threatening to sue Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over a controversial floating border wall, which sits in a river that forms the legal border between the United States and Mexico. Experts say not only is its construction unlawful, but it’s dangerous, too.