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

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

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

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

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

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Updated: May 17, 2021, 1:35 PM