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The rising waters of the Bei River have nearly engulfed lampposts in flood-hit Qingyuan city in southern China, with the government issuing highest its highest-level rainstorm warning for the affected area. Torrential rains have lashed Guangdong province in recent days, swelling rivers and causing the evacuation of more than 100,000 people. IMAGES
People evacuate through flooded streets after heavy rains inundated the Chilean city of Talca, 200 km south of Santiago. IMAGES
Heavy rains fall over houses and trees sway amid powerful winds in Houston as Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in Texas. IMAGES
India's coastal town of Bakkhali is hit by strong winds and rains as Cyclone Remal makes landfall in West Bengal. IMAGES
Passangers arrive at Singapore Changi Airport after their Singapore Airlines flight hit severe turbulence that triggered an emergency landing in Bangkok, Thailand. A 73-year-old British man died and more than 70 people were injured Tuesday in what passengers described as a terrifying scene. An initial data analysis by the aviation tracking service Flightradar24 suggested the London-Singapore flight experienced more than one minute of extreme turbulence at around 11,300 metres (37,000 feet) over Myanmar, during which it violently rose and plunged several times. IMAGES
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visits a flood-hit area in the southwestern German state of Saarland, alongside state premier Anke Rehlinger, after heavy rain swamps streets and buildings and forces evacuations. At least one person is injured but no deaths have been reported. IMAGES