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Vehicles are abandoned near Houston, Texas after a deluge of 27.9 cm of rain.Aaron M. Sprecher/AFP / Getty Images

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A Syrian refugee talks a 'selfie' picture after arriving from Turkey on the Greek island of Kos in a rubber dinghy.Yannis Behrakis/Reuters

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Indian fishermen near Allahabad catch fish in a pond shrunken by a major heatwave. At least 800 people have died from the heat.Sanjay Kanojia/AFP / Getty Images

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Angry protesters walk by a man allegedly killed by police during a protest against Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza and his bid for a third term in Bujumbura.Goran Tomasevic/Reuters

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A barbed wire - bamboo cage that held migrants is seen at the abandoned human trafficking camp in the jungle near the Thai border in northern Malaysia.Damir Sagolj/Reuters

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The Wolf volcano erupts on Isabela Island, in Galapagos National Park, threatening a unique species of pink iguanas.Reuters

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Taxi drivers take part in a 'go slow' demonstration in London against mobile app Uber and the Transport for London regulator.Leon Neal/AFP / Getty Images

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Iraqi Sunnis fighting Islamic State jihadists fire their weapons on the outskirts of Iraq's Baiji oil refinery about 200 kilometres north of Baghdad.Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP / Getty Images

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A resident (front L) throws an empty bottle (C) during the demolition of an informal 500 family settlers community in Manila.Noel Celis/AFP / Getty Images

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An art student paints with her limbs during an exhibition of art works at the Hubei Institute of Fine Arts, in Wuhan, Hubei, China.Reuters

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