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Added on the 06/11/2023 11:44:35 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Heavy rain in southern Brazil has caused a huge landslide along the RS-446 national highway. The rivers of southern Brazil are once again in flood as rescue operations intensify and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva admits that the authorities were "unprepared" for a disaster of this scale. More than 600,000 people have been displaced by the heavy rain, flooding and mudslides that have ravaged the south of the state of Rio Grande do Sul for around two weeks. IMAGES
Around a hundred activists protest against the G7 Ministers' Meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment by blocking the highway and letting off smoke flares in Turin for about 30 minutes. The meeting begins Sunday evening. IMAGES
As polls open in India's marathon six-week election, people prepare to cast their votes at a polling station in Dantewada, central India. Voting will be staggered over seven stages between April 19 and June 1, with more than a million polling stations across India. IMAGES
British runner Russ Cook crosses the finish line, concluding a 16,000km charity challenge to run the length of Africa from South Africa's Cape Agulhas to Cape Angela in Tunisia. IMAGES TO COMPLETE VID_34NU3GV_EN
Video shows the aftermath of a landslide in Hualien, Taiwan, a day after a magnitude-7.4 quake hit the region. At least nine people were killed and more than 1,000 injured in what was the strongest quake to hit the island in 25 years. IMAGES