Best photos of December 12: Flooding in Gaza to smog in Pakistan

Displaced Palestinians contend with heavy rain in Nuseirat, central Gaza. Reuters
Displaced Palestinians contend with heavy rain in Nuseirat, central Gaza. Reuters
Young Iraqi girls take part in a ceremony at Basra International Stadium, having reached hijab age. AFP
Young Iraqi girls take part in a ceremony at Basra International Stadium, having reached hijab age. AFP
People roll up for the MDLBEAST Soundstorm music festival in Banban, on the outskirts of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. AFP
People roll up for the MDLBEAST Soundstorm music festival in Banban, on the outskirts of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. AFP
People of faith camp outside the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, in Mexico City. AFP
People of faith camp outside the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, in Mexico City. AFP
Participants, including the presidents of Turkmenistan, Russia, Turkey and Iran, attend a forum on the 30th anniversary of Turkmenistan's 'permanent neutrality' status, in Ashgabat, the nation's capital. AFP
Participants, including the presidents of Turkmenistan, Russia, Turkey and Iran, attend a forum on the 30th anniversary of Turkmenistan's 'permanent neutrality' status, in Ashgabat, the nation's capital. AFP
Diver Faiz Mahamud in a Santa Claus outfit feeds fish in a tank at Aquaria KLCC in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. AFP
Diver Faiz Mahamud in a Santa Claus outfit feeds fish in a tank at Aquaria KLCC in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. AFP
Displaced residents rest at an evacuation centre in the Thai border province of Surin. AFP
Displaced residents rest at an evacuation centre in the Thai border province of Surin. AFP
Dense smog in Lahore, Pakistan. AFP
Dense smog in Lahore, Pakistan. AFP