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Elderly people in Kawagoe, Japan are rescued from a building where they were trapped by flooding caused by Typhoon Hagibis. At least 14 people were killed and nine others missing after the powerful storm slammed into Japan. IMAGES
Rescuers and civilians work at the site where 18 people, including 10 children, are reported missing after a sewage-polluted river, flooded by heavy rains, washed away precarious homes in the Guatemalan capital, according to authorities. IMAGES
Four people were injured in a blast and a blaze in a central Tokyo building, the city's fire department said, with footage showing flames and smoke emerging from a second-floor business. The fire started in a building in a restaurant area of the bustling Shimbashi district around 3:20 pm (0620 GMT). IMAGES
The sun rises in Morocco Saturday during the nerve-wracking final stages of a massive rescue operation to free Rayan, a five-year-old boy trapped down a well since Tuesday. The complex and risky earth-moving operation has gripped residents of the North African kingdom and even sparked sympathy in neighbouring Algeria, a regional rival. Rayan fell some 32 metres (100 feet) down the empty shaft in the remote village of Ighrane in Chefchaouen province on Tuesday afternoon. IMAGES
Rescuers work early in the morning at the site of an operation to save Rayan, a five-year-old boy who fell in a deep well more than 40 hours ago, in a village near Bab Berred in the rural northern province of Chefchaouen in Morocco. IMAGES
Images of rescuers from the Russian Ministry of Emergency Operations saving climbers on Russia's Mount Elbrus. Five climbers died after a blizzard on Mount Elbrus, Europe's highest peak. The remaining 14 were taken down to the Azau valley below and the rescue was carried out in "the most difficult conditions" with strong winds, low visibility and sub-zero temperatures. IMAGES