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Images from the village of Pokrovskoye in northern Kazakhstan show houses submerged in flood water after fast-melting snow caused the river Esil to reach unprecedented heights. Moscow and Astana have been battling rising rivers for more than five days, with both declaring a state of emergency and saying the floods have been the worst in decades. IMAGES
Images show flooded streets as heavy rain continues in the central Vietnamese city of Hue. Two people died after being swept away by floodwaters in the region, state media reported on Saturday, as areas from the Ha Tinh to Quang Nam provinces were hit with torrential downpours. Around 5,000 people have been evacuated from homes in Da Nang. IMAGES
Images show cars and trucks queuing on a road near Kornidzor, an Armenian town close to the border with Azerbaijan, as the exodus from the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region continues. On Tuesday, Yerevan reported that more than 13,000 refugees have fled the predominantly Armenian enclave since Sunday. Last week, the region came under Azerbaijani attack, before quickly falling under Baku's control. IMAGES
The exodus continues along the Lachin corridor, a mountain road leading out of Nagorno-Karabakh, after the predominantly Armenian enclave fell to the Azerbaijani military last week. On Tuesday, Armenia reported that more than 13,000 refugees had fled the disputed region since Sunday. IMAGES
Images show emergency services on site near a roadway that collapsed due to heavy floods, near the city of Volos and flooded areas in Palamas near Karditsa. Storms have killed at least 14 people in Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria, with a Greek region hit by more rain in 24 hours than it normally sees in a year, officials say. IMAGES