In Pictures: Torrential rain and floods hit countries around the world

As the south-west monsoon bears down on Asia, other countries are not spared either by inclement weather, disrupting daily life.

Updated
Jul 30, 2020, 09:15 AM
Published
Jul 29, 2020, 05:40 PM
Firefighters navigating a flooded street in Murayama, Japan, on July 29, 2020. Record heavy rainfall hit Yamagata prefecture overnight, triggering floods from the overflowing Mogami river. PHOTO: JIJI PRESS
An aerial photo taken on July 28, 2020, shows a flooded sports ground by the Yangtze River in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province. PHOTO: AFP
Pedestrians crossing the road in Singapore's Chinatown during a downpour on July 27, 2020. ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG
Yemenis attempting to cross a flooded street during heavy rainfall in Sana'a, Yemen, on July 28, 2020. Heavy rain and associated floods have hit the country in the last few days, killing at least 14 people and destroying dozens of houses and roads. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
People wading through floodwater caused by heavy rain in the Mexcian city of Saltillo on July 26, 2020. The tropical storm Hanna flooded several cities in north-eastern Mexico. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
Motorcyclists making their way through a flooded road after heavy rain in Karachi, Pakistan, on July 26, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
Pedestrians crossing Old Airport Road near Singapore's Dakota MRT station on July 26, 2020. ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
A flooded street during a heavy downpour in central Bangkok on July 24, 2020. PHOTO: AFP
A woman hanging her clothes to dry outside her submerged house after a flood in India's Assam state on July 23, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
Commuters making their way through a water-logged street after a heavy downpour in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on July 21, 2020. PHOTO: AFP
A man rows a boat in flood waters in Dohar, Bangladesh, on July 20, 2020. PHOTO: AFP
People walking across an elevated water pipeline over a flooded sewage canal after a monsoon rain in New Delhi on July 22, 2020. PHOTO: AFP
A paramilitary police officer evacuating a resident following heavy rainfall in Wanzhou, China, on July 16, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS
Children playing in a flooded street after heavy rain in Karachi, Pakistan, on July 26, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
Flood inundates a parking lot of an apartment complex after torrential rains in Daejeon, South Korea on July 30, 2020. PHOTO: YONHAP VIA EPA-EFE

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