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Added on the 21/06/2021 21:51:03 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Images of the Lourdes sanctuary, which was partially flooded on Friday night, forcing the closure of the grotto, while several floods affected the Hautes-Pyrénées department. IMAGES
A powerful explosion at a gas station has left at least two people dead in the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre, hit by unprecedented floods. IMAGES
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
Streets in La Roche-Posay, western France, are flooded following heavy rain and the overflowing of the local river Creuse. The river reached 6m78 in the city, exceeding the historic flood of 1982, and is expected to rise to 7m2, close to the record of 1896 (7m3). IMAGES
The Laita, a coastal river that flows through Quimperle in north-western France's Brittany region, is on the verge of overflowing its banks as the region is under an orange flood alert following heavy rainfall. IMAGES