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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
The Belgian city of Purgatoire, near the border with Germany, is left flooded after several days of heavy rain caused rivers in the French-speaking region of Wallonia to burst their banks. Heavy rains and floods lashing western Germany have killed at least nine people and left around 50 missing, as rising waters led several houses to collapse. IMAGES
The French department of Hérault has been given a severe orange weather warning, after heavy rains and floods caused damage in the city of Béziers. IMAGES
Violent protests in Ecuador over a fuel hike continue, including in the southern city of Guayaquil. IMAGES
Heavy rain in southern Brazil has caused a huge landslide along the RS-446 national highway. The rivers of southern Brazil are once again in flood as rescue operations intensify and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva admits that the authorities were "unprepared" for a disaster of this scale. More than 600,000 people have been displaced by the heavy rain, flooding and mudslides that have ravaged the south of the state of Rio Grande do Sul for around two weeks. 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
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