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Heavy rains cause flooding near polling station in Jakarta as Indonesians vote in giant one-day election. 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
Tsunagi, Jul 9 (EFE / EPA) .- The torrential rain that began on the weekend and that extended throughout Japan on Wednesday left havoc in businesses and private properties.Rescuers are searching for missing people at Tsunagi, Kumamoto Prefecture on Japanese southwestern island of Kyusu, after landslide caused by torrential rain. 59 people are confirmed to be dead and another 16 missing by torrential rain and flood on Kyushu island. (Camera: KIMIMASA MAYAMA). FOOTAGE SHOWS POLICE RESCUERS SEARCH FOR MISSING PEOPLE IN TSUNAGI, KUMAMOTO PREFECTURE ON JAPANESE SOUTHWESTERN ISLAND OF KYUSU.
Ten municipalities in the Pas-de-Calais region were hit by flooding on Monday night following heavy rain storms that caused the Liane River to burst its banks. The river flows into the English Channel at Boulogne-sur-Mer. In Saint-Etienne-au-Mont, 10 people were evacuated and 120 homes were affected. IMAGES
Heavy torrential rain has plagued several areas across Russia, from the Volga region to the Far East. While tourists have been less than impressed with the gloomy weather, several locals decided to get creative and make the best of the rainy summer.
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