September 17, 2022 (Saturday)

Five Syrian soldiers are killed in missile strikes launched by the Israeli Air Force near Damascus.

The annual Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, opens after not being held for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Poland opens the Vistula Spit canal connecting the Vistula Lagoon and Gdańsk Bay after three years of construction.

The Japan Meteorological Agency urges residents to evacuate southern parts of the island of Kyushu as super Typhoon Nanmadol approaches. An official for the agency warns that Nanmadol can bring "unprecedented" storms and rain to the area.

Nine people are killed and 55 others are rescued after a bus crashes in Alajuela Province, Costa Rica, during heavy rains.

Twenty-two people are killed and 10 others are injured by a landslide in Achham, Nepal.