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Added on the 10/09/2023 20:16:22 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Volunteers using heavy machinery clear away the smouldering remains of a road blockade in Noumea, capital of New Caledonia, hit by deadly riots in response to an electoral reform slammed by the pro-independence movement. IMAGES
Residents of the village of Saint-Leger, northern France, try to clear the mud that has invaded streets and homes in this municipality, following a storm that brought heavy rain to the region causing mudslides. IMAGES
People use boats to navigate through Porto Alegre after unprecedented flooding turned the streets of the Brazilian metropolis into rivers. By Sunday, floods had killed at least 78 people in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul with dozens missing and some 115,000 forced to leave their homes. IMAGES
Residents of Duque de Caxias in the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro save their belongings after heavy rains flooded their homes. The rainstorm hit particularly hard the northern parts of Rio, where 11 people died due to landslides, drownings, and electrocutions. Firefighters are still searching for a woman who went missing after her car fell into a river. IMAGES
Aerial images show destroyed houses and damage in the Brazilian city of Mucum, with a population of 5,000, which was submerged by flood waters and where 15 bodies were found. The death toll from the cyclone that unleashed torrential rain and flooding on southern Brazil rose to at least 31. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.