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Added on the 09/07/2018 02:32:45 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Images from the town of Yufuin, in Japan's Oita Prefecture, as Typhoon Shanshan hits the country with torrential rain and strong winds. The typhoon is Japan's most powerful this year and one of the strongest at landfall in recent decades. IMAGES
India's coastal town of Bakkhali is hit by strong winds and rains as Cyclone Remal makes landfall in West Bengal. IMAGES
Indian rescuers dig through the final metres of debris separating them from 41 workers trapped in a collapsed road tunnel for nearly two weeks. IMAGES
Rescue work continue for 41 Indian workers trapped in a road tunnel, 10 days after a portion of it collapsed in the Uttarkashi district of India's Uttarakhand state. Rescue efforts have been slowed by falling debris as well as repeated breakdowns of the crucial heavy drilling machines, with the air force having to twice airlift new kit. IMAGES
Firefighters rescue people trapped by floodwaters in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil's southernmost state, where heavy rains have left at least 21 dead, according to authorities. IMAGES