After one of the worst natural disasters in Japan’s recent history, a heat wave covered the nation on Sunday. At least three people died and more than 2,000 others were taken to hospitals, with temperatures exceeding 35 degrees Celsius.

A strong earthquake with a seismic intensity of lower 6 on the Japanese scale hit Osaka in western Japan on Monday morning, leaving five people dead and many homes without water or gas. A concrete wall collapsed and killed a 9-year-old girl on her way to elementary school.

An accomplished Japanese climber, who lost nine fingers to frostbite in a previous expedition, died on Monday during his eighth attempt to scale Mount Everest. The 35-year-old alpinist was found dead in a tent by Sherpas, a Nepalese government official said.

Many Americans may have looked directly at the sun during the total solar eclipse without safety glasses on Monday. Searches for the phrase “my eyes hurt” peaked on Google right after the event.

A slow-moving typhoon accompanied by heavy rains and strong winds hit southern Japanese islands on the weekend, where about 9000 people were ordered to evacuate and at least two people were killed. Over 100 flights for Sunday were cancelled in the region.

Skygazers around the globe observed an extra-bright “supermoon” on Monday, the largest moon in 68 years. The phenomenon occurs when the moon reaches the closest point to Earth.

Japan’s weather agency sent a false alert that a massive earthquake was about to hit Tokyo on Monday, causing a brief panic and disrupting some train services.

The prime minister said on Sunday that the government decided to accept transportation support from US forces following two deadly earthquakes in southwestern Japan, which killed at least 41 people.