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The week’s weather: Deadly heatwaves and floods

Europe’s heatwave has been grabbing headlines but deadly weather has also hit India and elsewhere.

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Albania: High temperatures helped start a forest fire on Mount Dajti, east of Tirana. [Gent Shkullaku/AFP]
Published On 6 Aug 2017

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India: Indians wade through the water near partly submerged buildings after flooding in Udaynarayanpur, 80km east of Kolkata. [Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP]
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Spain: Severe storms have hit many parts of Europe amid record high temperatures. This lightning strike happened over the island of Majorca. [Cati Cladera/EPA]
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Belarus: Keeping cool in Minsk, although temperatures are now falling across the country. [Tatyana Zenkovich/EPA]
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US: Residents of the eastern seaboard have been enjoying some fine weather, including in New York. [Spencer Platt/AFP]
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GERMANY: Germany, including Berlin, has seen its fair share of storms in recent days, although much cooler weather is expected by the end of the week. [Wolfgang Kumm/AFP]
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US: A classic shot of the Golden Gate Bridge shrouded in summer fog, as warm air from the land meets cold air over the Pacific. [John G Mababglo/EPA]
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Yemen: Flash flooding in Sanaa killed at least eight people on Sunday. [Yahya Arhab/EPA]