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The rising waters of the Bei River have nearly engulfed lampposts in flood-hit Qingyuan city in southern China, with the government issuing highest its highest-level rainstorm warning for the affected area. Torrential rains have lashed Guangdong province in recent days, swelling rivers and causing the evacuation of more than 100,000 people. IMAGES
Residents of Duque de Caxias in the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro save their belongings after heavy rains flooded their homes. The rainstorm hit particularly hard the northern parts of Rio, where 11 people died due to landslides, drownings, and electrocutions. Firefighters are still searching for a woman who went missing after her car fell into a river. IMAGES
Smoke rises after an Israeli strike hits Khan Yunis in the south of the Gaza Strip. The temporary truce between Israel and Hamas expired early Friday, with the Israeli army saying combat operations had resumed. IMAGES
Smoke billows from the Gaza Strip skyline as the sun sets. Hamas is willing to extend a truce for four days and release more Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, a source close to the militant group said, as mediators sought a lasting halt to the conflict. IMAGES
Timelapse of the sunset over northern Gaza seen from Sderot as the fragile truce holds as Hamas militants were set to release a third group of Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. IMAGES