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The Malian capital of Bamako is struck by heavy floods, claiming 15 lives and inflicting serious property damage. Flooding is common in Mali, located in the semi-desert Sahel region. 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
Children swim and pedestrians wade through knee-high water flooding Manila's streets during heavy rains brought by Typhoon Gaemi. IMAGES
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says Nigel Farage's claim that the West provoked Russia's invasion of Ukraine is "completely wrong and only plays into Putin's hands". The far-right leader of Britain's anti-immigration Reform UK party said in a BBC interview Friday that "we've provoked this war", while adding that "of course" it was Russian president Vladimir Putin's "fault". "This kind of appeasement is dangerous for Britain's security, the security of our allies that rely on us, and only emboldens Putin further," Sunak tells reporters while on the campaign trail ahead of July 4 general elections. SOUNDBITE
Damages in the aftermath of flooding caused by torrential rain and fierce winds on South Africa's eastern coast that killed at least 22 people, local authorities said on Tuesday. Flooding hit several locations in two eastern provinces, two rare tornados were spotted, temperatures plunged and snow fell in some central regions. IMAGES
Images of the Nied Allemande river in flood at Faulquemont, Moselle, in the north-east of France, as the department was once again placed on red alert by the French weather service after heavy rainfall the previous day caused flooding. IMAGES