16/04/2016 Newsround

Morning, I'm Ricky with your Newsround update.

A search and rescue operation is underway in southern Japan.

It's after the second powerful earthquake there

in less than 36 hours.

At least 20 people are known to have died in the latest quake,

which was bigger than the first one.

Emergency services are working to help all the people

who have been affected.

Food and blankets are being give to those who have been made homeless.

A solar-powered plane, called the Solar Impulse 2,

is getting ready to continue its trip around the world

after being grounded for nine months for repairs.

The team's goal is to be the first plane to go around the globe

using only power from the sun.

Ayshah's been looking in their incredible journey so far.

This plane is the Solar Impulse 2.

and this is what makes it pretty cool...

It weighs the same as a family car.

The pilot can only sleep for 20 minutes at a time.

It is 10 times slower than a normal plane,

with a top speed of only 62 miles per hour.

So what has it done so far?

In March 2015, the journey began in Abu Dhabi

in the Middle East travelling to Muscat in Oman

in 13 hours and 1 minute.

Since then, it's flown all over, stopping off at eight places

around the world.

Then it was the record-breaking big one -

Nanjing in China to Kalaeloa in Hawaii.

The 8,900km journey didn't go exactly according to plan,

as it had to land in Nagoya in Japan to be fixed.

But, during the five-day journey, the pilot broke the endurance

record for a solo flight.

It's now at the next stage of its epic adventure,

but will have to wait for sunny weather to get going.

It will fly from Hawaii to North America in four days.

But there's still a long way to go before completing its super cool

mission of flying around the globe powered by the sun.

Now take a look at these pictures from China,

showing a huge sandstorm hitting China's Gansu Province

yesterday afternoon.

The storm filled the skies with dust in north-west China, blocking out

the landscape, but rain cleared it up later in the day.

Now to the hundreds and hundreds of seals sunbathing on the beach

in Massachusetts in America.

Scientists say seal numbers have gone up there

over the past 40 years, because the mammals are now

better protected by law.

But it's not so good for fishermen and women.

More seals means more fish being eaten!

That's all from me.

Newsround's back right here just before midday.

Bye-bye.