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30 November 2025

Local residents gather in flood-affected outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, on November 30, 2025, after heavy rains from Cyclone 'Ditwah' sweep through.

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#13041444

30 November 2025

Large groups of residents relocate to safer areas due to the high water levels of the Kelani River after heavy rains from Cyclone ''Ditwah'' sweep through Colombo, Sri Lanka, on November 30, 2025.

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#13041445

30 November 2025

People move their three-wheelers to safer areas as the low-lying outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, are inundated by floodwaters from the rising Kelani River after heavy rains from Cyclone ''Ditwah'' on November 30, 2025.

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#13041450

30 November 2025

A child stands near a flooded street as residents gather around, watching rising waters submerge low-lying areas on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, on November 30, 2025, after heavy rains from Cyclone ''Ditwah''.

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#13036924

29 November 2025

A group of people wade through floodwaters to deliver food packages to shelters after heavy rains from Cyclone ''Ditwah'' sweep through Colombo, Sri Lanka, on November 29, 2025.

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#13036932

29 November 2025

A group of people wade through floodwaters to deliver food packages to shelters after heavy rains from Cyclone ''Ditwah'' sweep through Colombo, Sri Lanka, on November 29, 2025.

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#13036927

29 November 2025

People navigate floodwaters on a makeshift raft as heavy rains from Cyclone ''Ditwah'' sweep through Colombo, Sri Lanka, on November 29, 2025.

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#13036934

29 November 2025

Waterlogged streets in Kaduwela, on the outskirts of Colombo, on November 29, 2025, after heavy rains from Cyclone 'Ditwah' cause widespread flooding

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#13036928

29 November 2025

Residents stop by Kaduwela Bridge to observe the rising waters of the Kelani River as Cyclone ''Ditwah'' lashes Colombo, Sri Lanka, on November 29, 2025.

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#13034838

28 November 2025

Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Friday morning, experiences its worst air quality of the season, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) reaching 340, a level classified as ''hazardous.'' Although the capital frequently suffers from severe pollution, conditions as poor as this morning are rarely observed. This photo is taken by Dhaka Fatullah.

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#13034204

28 November 2025

A group of residents pushes an old vehicle out of a garage as floodwaters rise following heavy rains from Cyclone ''Ditwah'' in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on November 28, 2025.

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#13034208

28 November 2025

A woman walks through floodwaters helping an elderly woman after heavy rains from Cyclone ''Ditwah'' sweep through Colombo, Sri Lanka, on November 28, 2025.

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#13032641

28 November 2025

Waste from over a hundred print, knit, dyeing, and plastic factories in Dhaka, Bangladesh, flows into the Buriganga River each day, turning its water toxic with high levels of ammonia, oil, grease, and phenol, as seen in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on November 27, 2025.

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#13031735

27 November 2025

Former Nepali House Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara is escorted in a police van from the central jail in Kathmandu, Nepal, to the district court following a court order to release him on bail in a gold smuggling case on November 27, 2025. Former Speaker and CPN (Maoist Centre) Vice-chair Krishna Bahadur Mahara is arrested by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) in connection with a gold smuggling case. The Patan High Court orders his release on a bail amount of NRs 2 million. Mahara is arrested on October 12, 2025, following fresh instructions from the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), which conducts an inquiry into his alleged involvement in smuggling gold concealed inside electronic cigarettes (vapes) in collaboration with a Chinese organized group. According to police, the CIAA seeks his detention to move forward with a renewed probe into his role in facilitating the entry of smuggled gold through the vape-import channel. Mahara is questioned by the CIAA only days earlier, on October 9, 2025. Although his name surfaces in the gold smuggling case three years ago, both the District Government Attorney's Office and Nepal Police previously free him during earlier rounds of investigation. Authorities now allege that Mahara uses his political influence to help a smuggling racket bring gold into Nepal in 2022, an operation that also leads to the arrest of his son, Rahul Mahara, on suspicion of involvement. In March 2024, Mahara is arrested from Kapilvastu and brought to Kathmandu for questioning related to the case. The Kathmandu District Court later remands him to custody, but he is allowed to stay at Norvic Hospital citing health complications. A high-level government commission led by former High Court Chief Judge Dilli Raj Acharya earlier criticizes the CIB for ''intentionally avoiding'' a full investigation into Mahara and other senior officials allegedly linked to large-scale gold smuggling.

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#13031738

27 November 2025

Former Nepali House Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara is escorted in a police van from the central jail in Kathmandu, Nepal, to the district court following a court order to release him on bail in a gold smuggling case on November 27, 2025. Former Speaker and CPN (Maoist Centre) Vice-chair Krishna Bahadur Mahara is arrested by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) in connection with a gold smuggling case. The Patan High Court orders his release on a bail amount of NRs 2 million. Mahara is arrested on October 12, 2025, following fresh instructions from the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), which conducts an inquiry into his alleged involvement in smuggling gold concealed inside electronic cigarettes (vapes) in collaboration with a Chinese organized group. According to police, the CIAA seeks his detention to move forward with a renewed probe into his role in facilitating the entry of smuggled gold through the vape-import channel. Mahara is questioned by the CIAA only days earlier, on October 9, 2025. Although his name surfaces in the gold smuggling case three years ago, both the District Government Attorney's Office and Nepal Police previously free him during earlier rounds of investigation. Authorities now allege that Mahara uses his political influence to help a smuggling racket bring gold into Nepal in 2022, an operation that also leads to the arrest of his son, Rahul Mahara, on suspicion of involvement. In March 2024, Mahara is arrested from Kapilvastu and brought to Kathmandu for questioning related to the case. The Kathmandu District Court later remands him to custody, but he is allowed to stay at Norvic Hospital citing health complications. A high-level government commission led by former High Court Chief Judge Dilli Raj Acharya earlier criticizes the CIB for ''intentionally avoiding'' a full investigation into Mahara and other senior officials allegedly linked to large-scale gold smuggling.

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#13031212

27 November 2025

Residents' activities are affected by flooding after heavy rains inundate residential areas in Solok Regency and Solok City, West Sumatra Province, Indonesia, on November 27, 2025. Heavy rains that last for the past three days cause the Batang Lembang and Batang Gawan rivers to overflow, flooding the area, quickly inundating thousands of homes and damaging agricultural land.

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