Today in Pictures, Aug 30, 2017

Flood in India, return of Syrian refugees, tributes to Princess Diana and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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Aug 30, 2017, 12:19 PM

Commuters walking through waterlogged roads in Mumbai, India, on Aug 29. Floods have killed more than 1,000 people in India, Nepal and Bangladesh in recent weeks and forced millions from their homes in the region’s worst monsoon disaster in recent years. PHOTO: REUTERS

Syrian refugees returning home to Syria after crossing the Jordanian border near the town of Nasib, in the southern province of Daraa, on Aug 29. The United States, Russia and Jordan reached a ceasefire and "de-escalation agreement" for south-western Syria earlier this year, which has reduced violence. PHOTO: AFP

Tributes to Princess Diana left on the gates of Kensington Palace in London on Aug 29, ahead of the 20th anniversary of her death on Aug 31, 1997. PHOTO: EPA

Residents in in Wajima, in Japan's Ishikawa prefecture, taking part in an evacuation drill on Aug 30, a day after North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile that passed over Japan. PHOTO: AFP

A man seeking relief from a heat wave with an improvised tent on Venice beach in California, the United States, on Aug 29. PHOTO: EPA

Rescue workers helping residents to get out of a flooded neighbourhood in Houston, Texas, on Aug 29, after the area was inundated with rain water following Hurricane Harvey. PHOTO: AFP

A young vendor waiting for customers to buy sacrificial animals ahead of the Eid al-Adha festival in Kabul, Afghanistan. PHOTO: EPA

Flying piegons in the city of Mina, Mecca, in Saudi Arabia on Aug 29. Around 2.6 million Muslims are expected to attend this year's Haj pilgrimage in Mecca. PHOTO: EPA

An emerald held in the light of a smartphone for a photograph in Muzo, Colombia, on Aug 4. Colombia is the world's largest producer of emeralds. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

Ms Janet Scoble with her champion ferret, Scobie, on Aug 24 with some of the trophies it had won. The Scobles breed champion ferrets, which will compete in the upcoming annual ferret race at the Daffodil and Arts festival in Kyneton, north-west of Melbourne, Australia. PHOTO: EPA

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