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

Take a look at some of the best images from around the world in the past 24 hours

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

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May 17, 2021

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