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Rough surf, strong winds and heavy rain hit Cairns as Cyclone Jasper approaches landfall in far north Queensland. A tropical cyclone was building strength as it rolled towards northeastern Australia, with authorities warning "life-threatening" floods could swamp coastal regions for days. IMAGES
Record rainfall in Hong Kong causes widespread flooding Friday, cars are submerged and locals wade through gushing streets. The Hong Kong Observatory, the city's weather agency, reported hourly rainfall of 158.1 millimetres at its headquarters in the hour leading up to midnight, the highest since records began in 1884. IMAGES
Images of the annual Burning Man festival site in Nevada's Black Rock desert after heavy rain turned it into a mud pit. IMAGES
People evacuate through flooded streets after heavy rains inundated the Chilean city of Talca, 200 km south of Santiago. IMAGES
A tropical storm slams into Japan's main island, bringing violent gusts and downpours. Although downgraded from a typhoon, Lan still roared in from the Pacific, packing gusts up to 144 kilometres (90 miles) per hour on its approach to the commercial hubs of Osaka and Kobe. IMAGES
Rescuers search for the missing among the rubble of houses destroyed by a deadly landslide triggered by the "heaviest rain ever" in southwestern Japan, according to forecasters. IMAGES
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