People clean the floor of a church after the flood water withdrew from the village of Pechea, Romania, on September 15, 2024. Since Thursday, September 12, 2024, swathes of Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia have been hit by high winds and unusually fierce rainfall. The storm had already caused the death of four people in Romania, and thousands have been evacuated from their homes across the continent. (Photo by Daniel MIHAILESCU / AFP)
People clean the floor of a church after the flood water withdrew from the village of Pechea, Romania, on September 15, 2024. Since Thursday, September 12, 2024, swathes of Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia have been hit by high winds and unusually fierce rainfall. The storm had already caused the death of four people in Romania, and thousands have been evacuated from their homes across the continent. (Photo by Daniel MIHAILESCU / AFP)
People dance as revellers hold fireworks as they take part in a 'Correfoc' (run with fire) party in Barcelona. AP
People dance as revellers hold fireworks as they take part in a 'Correfoc' (run with fire) party in Barcelona. AP
A mangled dinghy that failed in its attempt to carry migrants across the English Channel, near the beach of Ambleteuse, northern France. Eight died when the overcrowded boat encountered trouble. AFP
A mangled dinghy that failed in its attempt to carry migrants across the English Channel, near the beach of Ambleteuse, northern France. Eight died when the overcrowded boat encountered trouble. AFP
A Romanian diver launches himself from a 27-metre platform during a training session in Tyrol, Austria. Getty Images
A Romanian diver launches himself from a 27-metre platform during a training session in Tyrol, Austria. Getty Images
Fishing boats take shelter in the port in Zhoushan, in eastern China’s Zhejiang province, ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Bebinca. AFP
Fishing boats take shelter in the port in Zhoushan, in eastern China’s Zhejiang province, ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Bebinca. AFP
The coffin of the late former president Alberto Fujimori receiving state honours from Peru's President Dina Boluarte, in front of the Presidential Palace during the state funeral in Lima. AFP
The coffin of the late former president Alberto Fujimori receiving state honours from Peru's President Dina Boluarte, in front of the Presidential Palace during the state funeral in Lima. AFP
Yoga enthusiasts appeal for peace in Ciudad Juarez during a Yoga in the Dunes event in Chihuahua state, Mexico. AFP
Yoga enthusiasts appeal for peace in Ciudad Juarez during a Yoga in the Dunes event in Chihuahua state, Mexico. AFP
Visitors admire Moo Deng, a two-month-old female pygmy hippo who has recently become an internet sensation, alongside her mother Jona, 25, at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province, Thailand. AFP
Visitors admire Moo Deng, a two-month-old female pygmy hippo who has recently become an internet sensation, alongside her mother Jona, 25, at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province, Thailand. AFP

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