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Torrential floods devastate Nepal, Tibet; nine dead, more missing
Damaged houses stand precariously near the swollen, debris-choked banks of the Trishuli river after flash floods in Nepal's Nuwakot district. [Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo]
Torrential floods devastate Nepal, Tibet; nine dead, more missing
A massive flood swept through Nepal's northern Rasuwa district on Wednesday, damaging roads and power infrastructure as authorities scrambled to assess the scale of destruction. [Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo]
Torrential floods devastate Nepal, Tibet; nine dead, more missing
The Nepal army said it had deployed helicopters and disaster responders to the affected area. [Prabin Ranabhat.AFP]
Torrential floods devastate Nepal, Tibet; nine dead, more missing
People take photographs and videos of the swollen, debris-choked banks of the Trishuli river after flash floods in Nepal's Nuwakot district. [Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo]
Torrential floods devastate Nepal, Tibet; nine dead, more missing
The Nepal Electricity Authority said about 430 megawatts of production capacity, including from hydropower and solar facilities, has been damaged. [Prakash Mathema/AFP]
Torrential floods devastate Nepal, Tibet; nine dead, more missing
Prime Minister Balendra Shah convened an emergency meeting of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority to assess the situation. [Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo]
Torrential floods devastate Nepal, Tibet; nine dead, more missing
Monsoon rains from June to September regularly trigger deadly floods and landslides across South Asia. [Prabin Ranabhat/AFP]
Torrential floods devastate Nepal, Tibet; nine dead, more missing
A resident sits on the balcony of his house surrounded by floodwaters and debris after flash floods caused the Trishuli river to swell in Nepal's Nuwakot district. [Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo]
Torrential floods devastate Nepal, Tibet; nine dead, more missing
Scientists say climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events in the region. [Prakash Mathema/AFP]
Torrential floods devastate Nepal, Tibet; nine dead, more missing
A torrent of mud surges through a river after flash floods at Galchhi in Nepal's Dhading district. [AFP]
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A firefighter attempts to extinguish a wildfire.
A firefighter attempts to extinguish a wildfire burning through a peatland field in Sampit, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia [Andri Rizky Agustian/AP Photo]
Indonesia battles haze as wildfires rage across South Sumatra forests
Indonesian Muslims attend a prayer for rain following wildfires that burn through peatland in several regions in Sumatra and Kalimantan Island, in Palembang, South Sumatra. [Muhammad Fajri/AP Photo]
Indonesia battles haze as wildfires rage across South Sumatra forests
A helicopter conducts a water bombing to extinguish a wildfire burning through a peatland field in Danau Lamo, Jambi province, Indonesia. [BPBD Jambi via AP Photo]
Indonesia battles haze as wildfires rage across South Sumatra forests
Firefighters attempt to extinguish a wildfire burning through a peatland field in Ogan Ilir, South Sumatra. [Muhammad Hatta/AP Photo]
Indonesia battles haze as wildfires rage across South Sumatra forests
A woman prays during a prayer for rain following wildfires that burn through peatland in several regions in Sumatra and Kalimantan Island, in Palembang, South Sumatra. [Muhammad Fajri/AP Photo]
Indonesia battles haze as wildfires rage across South Sumatra forests
People walk along the Ampera Bridge as haze from wildfires blankets the city of Palembang, in South Sumatra, Indonesia. [Muhammad Fajri/AP Photo]
Indonesia battles haze as wildfires rage across South Sumatra forests
A volunteer sprays water in an attempt to extinguish a wildfire burning through a peatland field in Ogan Ilir, South Sumatra. [Muhammad Hatta/AP Photo]
Indonesia battles haze as wildfires rage across South Sumatra forests
A man stands among houses as haze from wildfires blankets the city of Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia. [Muhammad Hatta/AP Photo]
Indonesia battles haze as wildfires rage across South Sumatra forests
Firetrucks parked near a wildfire burning through a peatland field in Sampit, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. [Andri Rizky Agustian/AP Photo]
Indonesia battles haze as wildfires rage across South Sumatra forests
Indonesian Muslims perform a prayer for rain as wildfires burn through peatland in several regions in Sumatra and Kalimantan Island, in Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia. [Muhammad Fajri/AP Photo]
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