Flood damage and tightrope jumps: photos of the day – Tuesday

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world

Main image: Hindus carry an idol of the elephant-headed god Lord Ganesha toward the Arabian Sea in Mumbai, India. Photograph: Divyakant Solanki/EPA

  • Nysa, Poland

    People transport sandbags to protect the embankment of the Nysa Kłodzka River against floods in the south of the country
    People transport sandbags to protect the embankment of the Nysa Kłodzka River against floods in the south of the country

  • Ostrava, Czech Republic

    A drone view shows the impact of flooding after extremely heavy rainfall
    A drone view shows the flood-affected area following heavy rainfall in Ostrava

  • Freetown, Sierra Leone

    Rescuers and residents dig for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed seven-story building in which eight people have been confirmed dead so far
    A crowd of people stand beside the rubble

  • Dover, England

    Inflatable dinghies and off-board motors believed to have been used by migrants to cross the English channel from France to England are stored in a Home Office compound
    Inflatable dinghies and off-board motors are lined up on the ground

  • Cochabamba, Bolivia

    Bags of rubbish have accumulated over several days as local people block the K’ara K’ara landfill demanding the definitive closure of its facilities
    A man carries bags of rubbish next to garbage accumulated over several days

  • Covelo, Portugal

    A woman braves the smog outside her home as wildfires rage in central and northern Portugal
    A woman braves the orange smog outside her home while wearing a face mask

  • Mumbai, India

    Hindus carry an idol of the god Lord Ganesha toward the sea as part of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in which idols of deities are worshiped before they are immersed in water
    People dressed in pink and orange carry an idol of the god Lord Ganesha through the street

  • Mexico City, Mexico

    Cpl Valeria Diego prepares to take part in the last Independence Day military parade under the president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador
    Marine Corporal Valeria Diego poses for a portrait

  • Srinagar, India

    The imam displays a holy relic of the prophet Muhammad to Muslims gathered at the Hazratbal Shrine to mark the prophet’s anniversary of birth
    The imam, dressed in a gold and green nehru jacket, holds up a holy relic

  • Strasbourg, France

    The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen (left), welcomes the European Parliament president, Roberta Metsola, for the parliament’s Conference of Presidents
    Ursula von der Leyen and Roberta Metsola embrace one another politely

  • Karachi, Pakistan

    A student sits with others as they attend the Eid-e-Milad-ul-Nabi celebrations to mark the birth anniversary of the prophet Muhammad
    A student in red attire sits along with others dressed the same

  • Seoul, South Korea

    The tightrope walker Seo Joo-Hyang performs Jultagi, or Tightrope Walking, to celebrate Chuseok, the Korean festival of thanksgiving
    Seoul, South Korea Tightrope walker Seo Joo Hyang performs “Jultagi,” or Tightrope Walking, to celebrate the Chuseok, the Korean version of Thanksgiving Day, at the Namsan Hanok village in Seoul
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