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Incessant rainfall across India has caused flooding that has turned streets into rivers and brought life to a standstill in several cities. Ashraf Fahim reports.
Flooding has brought chaos to thousands of people across central India with heavy rains heralding the start of monsoon season. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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