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Images from the village of Pokrovskoye in northern Kazakhstan show houses submerged in flood water after fast-melting snow caused the river Esil to reach unprecedented heights. Moscow and Astana have been battling rising rivers for more than five days, with both declaring a state of emergency and saying the floods have been the worst in decades. IMAGES
Thousands of Afghans are stranded at the border with Pakistan, after a Pakistani government deadline for them to leave sparked a mass exodus. Islamabad has given 1.7 million Afghans it says are living illegally in the country until November 1 to leave voluntarily or be forcibly removed. IMAGES
The Shabelle River has burst its banks in Beledweyne, in central Somalia, forcing thousands of people to abandon their homes, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), and submerging markets and hospitals. IMAGES
Hundreds of Imran Khan supporters gather in front of a hospital in Lahore, where the former Pakistani prime minister is being treated after an assassination attempt. IMAGES
Water fills some streets in the Pakistani town of Bahrain as residents scramble to contain the floods and save what they can. Exceptional monsoon rains have led to unprecedently severe floods in Pakistan. IMAGES
Collapsed houses and damaged structures hug the banks of Pakistan's Swat River after relentless monsoon rains brought unprecedented flooding and submerged swathes of the country. IMAGES
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