• Indian army soldiers and volunteers transport flood victims to safer areas in Kodagu dictrict, in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. Flash floods and mudslides caused by days of torrential rains in the southern Indian states of Kerala and Karnataka have forced hundreds of thousands to move to relief camps. AP Photo
    Indian army soldiers and volunteers transport flood victims to safer areas in Kodagu dictrict, in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. Flash floods and mudslides caused by days of torrential rains in the southern Indian states of Kerala and Karnataka have forced hundreds of thousands to move to relief camps. AP Photo
  • An aerial view shows a flooded residential area after heavy rains in Ahmedabad, India, August 10, 2019. Reuters
    An aerial view shows a flooded residential area after heavy rains in Ahmedabad, India, August 10, 2019. Reuters
  • Iraqi musician Majed Abdennour plays a custom-built lute made from a Kalashnikov assault rifle and an ammunition box, at his home in the capital Baghdad's southwestern al-Bayaa neighborhood, on August 9, 2019. AFP
    Iraqi musician Majed Abdennour plays a custom-built lute made from a Kalashnikov assault rifle and an ammunition box, at his home in the capital Baghdad's southwestern al-Bayaa neighborhood, on August 9, 2019. AFP
  • A vendor waits for customers at the cattle market in Abidjan on August 9, 2019, during preparations for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, that will start on August 11. AFP
    A vendor waits for customers at the cattle market in Abidjan on August 9, 2019, during preparations for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, that will start on August 11. AFP
  • Joe Underwood competes in the bareback bronc event at the Mount Isa Mines Rodeo in Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia, 10 August 2019. EPA
    Joe Underwood competes in the bareback bronc event at the Mount Isa Mines Rodeo in Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia, 10 August 2019. EPA
  • Protestors rally in Tai Po area of Hong Kong on August 10, 2019. AFP
    Protestors rally in Tai Po area of Hong Kong on August 10, 2019. AFP
  • This aerial view shows rescue workers searching for landslide survivors in Thalphyugone village in Paung township, Mon state on August 9, 2019. A landslide caused by heavy monsoon rains killed at least 13 people and injured dozens more in eastern Myanmar. AFP
    This aerial view shows rescue workers searching for landslide survivors in Thalphyugone village in Paung township, Mon state on August 9, 2019. A landslide caused by heavy monsoon rains killed at least 13 people and injured dozens more in eastern Myanmar. AFP
  • A couple plays tennis in the Brian Watkins Tennis Center after a downpour on August 9, 2019 at Lower Eastside in New York City. AFP
    A couple plays tennis in the Brian Watkins Tennis Center after a downpour on August 9, 2019 at Lower Eastside in New York City. AFP
  • Muslim pilgrims gather on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat during the annual Hajj pilgrimage, outside the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia August 10, 2019. Reuters
    Muslim pilgrims gather on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat during the annual Hajj pilgrimage, outside the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia August 10, 2019. Reuters

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World in focus - best photos for August 10, 2019

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