Best photos of October 23: Flooding in Nigeria to an observation deck in Singapore


  • People affected by flooding queue at a school used as a shelter in Lokoja, capital of Kogi state, in central Nigeria. Floods displaced two million people there. AFP
    People affected by flooding queue at a school used as a shelter in Lokoja, capital of Kogi state, in central Nigeria. Floods displaced two million people there. AFP
  • A folk group from Monterrey, Mexico, perform on the day of Pope Francis's weekly general audience in St Peter's Square at the Vatican. Reuters
    A folk group from Monterrey, Mexico, perform on the day of Pope Francis's weekly general audience in St Peter's Square at the Vatican. Reuters
  • Rohingya refugees adrift in the Labuhan Haji area, South Aceh, Indonesia. Local authorities have not given the craft, filled with about 100 people, permission to land. EPA
    Rohingya refugees adrift in the Labuhan Haji area, South Aceh, Indonesia. Local authorities have not given the craft, filled with about 100 people, permission to land. EPA
  • The Shenzhou-19 spaceship on a Long March-2F carrier rocket is transported to the launch area in Jiuquan, in Gansu province, north-western China. AP
    The Shenzhou-19 spaceship on a Long March-2F carrier rocket is transported to the launch area in Jiuquan, in Gansu province, north-western China. AP
  • A car buried by volcanic ash sent cascading downhill by heavy rains from Tropical Storm Trami, at Guinobatan town, Albay province, south of Philippines capital Manila. AFP
    A car buried by volcanic ash sent cascading downhill by heavy rains from Tropical Storm Trami, at Guinobatan town, Albay province, south of Philippines capital Manila. AFP
  • Britain's King Charles III arrives at Faleolo International Airport in Samoa to attend a Commonwealth heads of government meeting. Reuters
    Britain's King Charles III arrives at Faleolo International Airport in Samoa to attend a Commonwealth heads of government meeting. Reuters
  • Shepherds move their flock along a damaged road in Odobere, in eastern Senegal. Floods along the Senegal River have affected more than 55,000 people, leaving villages underwater and 1,000 hectares of farmland submerged. AFP
    Shepherds move their flock along a damaged road in Odobere, in eastern Senegal. Floods along the Senegal River have affected more than 55,000 people, leaving villages underwater and 1,000 hectares of farmland submerged. AFP
  • Visitors look out from the observation deck at the Marina Bay Sands resort in Singapore. AFP
    Visitors look out from the observation deck at the Marina Bay Sands resort in Singapore. AFP