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Images from the village of Pokrovskoye in northern Kazakhstan show houses submerged in flood water after fast-melting snow caused the river Esil to reach unprecedented heights. Moscow and Astana have been battling rising rivers for more than five days, with both declaring a state of emergency and saying the floods have been the worst in decades. IMAGES
The Shabelle River has burst its banks in Beledweyne, in central Somalia, forcing thousands of people to abandon their homes, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), and submerging markets and hospitals. IMAGES
Residents of Houston find refuge in a furniture store that is offering beds, blankets and even food after sweeping power outages. Owner Jim McIngvale, also known by the name "Mattress Mack" for his well-known Houston shops, previously opened his Gallery Furniture stores to people who fled Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Hurricane Harvey in 2017 and Tropical Storm Imelda in 2019. IMAGES
Indian rescue workers are looking for survivors, with the help of sniffer dogs, as they struggle to dig away tonnes of rocks and mud in a choked Himalayan tunnel three days after a devastating flash flood likely caused by a burst glacier in India's Himalayan north IMAGES
In Roquebillière, half of the bridge was swept away by the surging waters of the Vésubie river, which are still very strong the day after torrential rains fell on the Alpes-Maritimes, in France. IMAGES
Protests in Chile continue, upping the pressure on beleaguered President Sebastien Pinera after days of social unrest that left 18 dead. IMAGES
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