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Heavy rains cause flooding near polling station in Jakarta as Indonesians vote in giant one-day election. IMAGES
Aerial images show flooding in France's northern Pas-de-Calais region, after heavy showers overnight from Monday to Tuesday. The floods have hit dozens of towns in the north of the country, leaving roads sometimes only passable in boats and dozens of schools closed, according to authorities. 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
Residents of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, walk in a flooded neighborhood after heavy rainfall causes severe flooding on the streets and in homes. IMAGES
Flooding inundates streets in Melbourne as thousands had been warned to flee their homes to escape surging floodwaters threatening towns across three separate states. The flooding emergency is the worst in Victoria -- Australia's second most populous state -- where rapidly rising waters swamps the Maribyrnong suburb of Melbourne, forcing evacuations. IMAGES