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Added on the 18/07/2021 03:33:35 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Images of flooded streets in Dubai as torrential rains and high winds lashed parts of the Gulf. Flights were cancelled in Dubai, the region's financial hub, while schools were shut in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. IMAGES
Heavy rain and floods have left river islands and swathes of land in the province of Corrientes in northern Argentina underwater, causing deaths and forcing thousands to evacuate. Officials have laid the blame for the extreme weather on the El Nino phenomenon, is typically associated with warming ocean surface temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. 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
Construction workers walk along the streets in a flood-affected area following heavy rains that battered the capital city of Beijing. IMAGES
The first fans arrive at Wacken Open Air, the world's biggest heavy metal festival, as it starts in northern Germany. Organisers were forced on Wednesday to cap the festival's attendance after heavy rain turned its farmland site into a muddy quagmire. Only 60 percent of the 85,000 ticket-holders, those already in attendance, will be allowed entry. IMAGES of festival-goers entering venue after doors opening