In Pictures: Monsoon rains wrecks havoc across Asia, while US heatwave sparks off numerous wildfires

China, Bangladesh, and India grapple with severe flooding from the relentless rain. In California, record temperatures are fanning wildfires, overwhelming firefighters as they battle the blazes.

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Aug 20, 2020, 09:36 AM

A man walks along the damage caused by the erosion of Dhaleshwari River at the Kharakandi area at Keraniganj in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Aug 19, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Rescuers evacuate flood-affected residents following heavy rain in Neijiang in China's south-western Sichuan province, on Aug 18, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

This aerial photo taken on Aug 18, 2020, shows the swollen Tuojiang River following heavy rain in Neijiang in China's southwestern Sichuan province. PHOTO: AFP

In this aerial photo inundated village houses are seen in Savar, on Aug 19, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

Children play in a waterlogged street following monsoon rainfalls in Gurgaon on the outskirts of New Delhi, on Aug 19, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

A view of the Leshan Giant Buddha as floodwater reaches the statue's feet following heavy rainfall in Leshan, Sichuan province, China, on Aug 18, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Community workers and volunteers deliver food and supplies to flood-affected residents after heavy rains in Neijiang, in China's south-western Sichuan province, on Aug 19, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

A man tries to pick up an overturned auto rickshaw on a flooded street during heavy rains in New Delhi, India, on Aug 19, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

An airplane drops fire retardant over homes in the Spanish Flat area of Napa, California as flames rage through, on Aug 18, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

In this long exposure photograph, flames consumes both sides of a segment of Lake Berryessa during the Hennessey fire in the Spanish Flat area of Napa, California, on Aug 18, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

Embers blow off a burned tree after the LNU Lightning Complex Fire burned through the area on Aug 18, 2020, in Napa, California. PHOTO: AFP

A resident hoses down a burning bicycle and tree as flames from the Hennessey approach a property in the Spanish Flat area of Napa, California, on Aug 18, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

Mobile homes burn at the Spanish Flat Mobile Villa as the LNU Lightning Complex Fire burns through the area on Aug 18, 2020, in Napa, California. PHOTO: AFP

A fire truck drives through flames as the Hennessey fire continues to rage out of control near Lake Berryessa in Napa, California, on Aug 18, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

Firefighters attempt to extinguish the Hennessey Fire near Vacaville, California, on Aug 19, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

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