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Added on the 07/11/2023 17:41:24 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Burmese queue to enter Thailand at an immigration checkpoint in the border town of Mae Sot, many fleeing the newest round of fighting to test the junta's hold on power. The number of people passing Thai immigration from Myanmar had increased to around 4,000 per day in recent days, an immigration official told AFP, up from the usual number of around 1,900. IMAGES
Heavy machinery moves soil at a makeshift dam while workers hoist giant pipes over mounds of earth at two construction sites in the south of Uruguay, as the South American country struggles to enhance its aging water delivery infrastructure to cope with an unprecedented three-year-long drought that has put at risk the supply of tap water for about 60% of the population. IMAGES
Sudanese fill water in barrels mounted on donkey-pulled carts in southern Khartoum amid water shortages caused by ongoing battles between the forces of two rival Sudanese general. IMAGES
Fuel tankers leave a depot in Grays, Essex, as the British army is set to begin delivering petrol to fuel stations after fears over tanker driver shortages led to panic buying and forced the government to offer visa waivers to foreign truckers to plug the shortfall. IMAGES
Drivers queue up in front of a gas station in London to fill their tanks. The British army is set to begin delivering petrol to fuel stations after fears over tanker driver shortages led to panic buying and forced the government to offer visa waivers to foreign truckers to plug the shortfall. 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.