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The riverbed of the Jialing river in China's southwestern city of Chongqing, a tributary of the Yangtze river, runs dry as the country is hit by record temperatures and droughts. IMAGES
As temperatures soar across northern China, residents in Beijing cool themselves off in the city's Liangma River while others shield themselves from the sun with umbrellas. China is the biggest emitter of the greenhouse gases that scientists say are driving climate change and longer, hotter heatwaves. IMAGES
Residents move in boats through the flooded streets of a town in northern Bolivia after heavy rains caused the Acre River to overflow. The city of Cobija on the border with Brazil is suffering unprecedented flooding, with water levels reaching 17 meters (55.7 ft). The rainy season in Bolivia, which began in December and will last until March, has so far left 40 people dead and nearly 10,000 families affected, according to the government. IMAGES
Two China Coast Guard aluminium hulled boats chase a Philippine Coast Guard inflatable speed boat with media in the disputed South China Sea. The high seas pursuit near Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands ended when Philippine Navy inflatable speed boats deployed from the crumbling BRP Sierra Madre blocked the approaching Chinese vessels. IMAGES
Rescuers and civilians work at the site where 18 people, including 10 children, are reported missing after a sewage-polluted river, flooded by heavy rains, washed away precarious homes in the Guatemalan capital, according to authorities. IMAGES
Crew of a Thai navy vessel is preparing to set sail in search of 31 sailors missing after their vessel capsized, with dozens of others already hauled from the choppy waters. IMAGES
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