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Added on the 23/09/2020 17:09:55 - Copyright : AFP EN
Rio de Janeiro residents walk by cars damaged by torrential rain, as city workers try to clean the streets of the rubbles left by flash floods that killed at least three people. A man was killed after he was caught in flooding in the south of the city, while two women died when a house in a nearby favela collapsed, Rio de Janeiro mayor Marcelo Crivella told reporters. Schools throughout the city were closed and power was knocked out in some areas. Heavy downpours often cause flooding in Rio de Janerio as rain overwhelms the city´s creaky infrastructure. Impoverished favelas, built on the hills in the city, are usually the hardest hit areas. IMAGES
Mudslides caused by heavy overnight rain in Riverside County, California have left cars stuck up to their windows and home-owners digging out. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)
Two storm systems combine to bring floods that overturn a Union Pacific train, close roads and strand motorists and residents in Texas. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)
Farmers use tractors to block roads in Stary Konik, just east of Warsaw, Poland, to protest against EU climate measures and imports from Ukraine. IMAGES
Images show bursting waters of the Gardon river in southern France and a helicopter taking part in a search for seven people, who went missing following violent storms. IMAGES
Drone footage shows Polish farmers blocking roads into the capital Warsaw with their tractors to protest against EU environmental measures and what they say is unfair competition from Ukrainian goods. Border blockades and the grain dispute have strained ties between the neighbours, even as Poland has shown staunch support since the Russian invasion. Farmers in several other European countries have also been protesting for weeks over conditions. IMAGES