• For more than a month, Careiro da Varzea in the Brazilian state of Amazonas has been under water in one of the worst floods on record. Manaus and 35 other cities have declared a State of Emergency. AFP
    For more than a month, Careiro da Varzea in the Brazilian state of Amazonas has been under water in one of the worst floods on record. Manaus and 35 other cities have declared a State of Emergency. AFP
  • A migrant family waits to be processed after being stopped near the border between Mexico and the US in Del Rio, Texas. AFP
    A migrant family waits to be processed after being stopped near the border between Mexico and the US in Del Rio, Texas. AFP
  • Demonstrators burn a toll station during an anti-government protest in Medellin, Colombia. Clashes between police and protesters have resulted in at least 42 deaths – including one police officer – and injured more than 1,500. AFP
    Demonstrators burn a toll station during an anti-government protest in Medellin, Colombia. Clashes between police and protesters have resulted in at least 42 deaths – including one police officer – and injured more than 1,500. AFP
  • The Russian Weekend Drags races in Bykovo, just outside Moscow, Russia, rev into action. Reuters
    The Russian Weekend Drags races in Bykovo, just outside Moscow, Russia, rev into action. Reuters
  • Palestinian demonstrators protest over tension in Jerusalem and Gaza in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters
    Palestinian demonstrators protest over tension in Jerusalem and Gaza in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters
  • Workers connect metal girders near a wall displaying a fashion scene at the Wangfujing shopping district in Beijing, China. AP Photo
    Workers connect metal girders near a wall displaying a fashion scene at the Wangfujing shopping district in Beijing, China. AP Photo
  • A person dressed as a dinosaur votes during the second day of the Constitutional Convention election in Santiago, Chile. AP Photo
    A person dressed as a dinosaur votes during the second day of the Constitutional Convention election in Santiago, Chile. AP Photo
  • Protestors in Glasgow, Scotland, gather in solidarity with the people of Palestine amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza. Getty Images
    Protestors in Glasgow, Scotland, gather in solidarity with the people of Palestine amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza. Getty Images
  • Fire is seen on a Union Pacific train carrying hazardous material that has derailed in Sibley, Iowa, in the US. Reuters
    Fire is seen on a Union Pacific train carrying hazardous material that has derailed in Sibley, Iowa, in the US. Reuters

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From flooding in the Amazon to a derailment in Iowa - these are today's best pictures

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May 17, 2021

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