AP Week in Pictures: Asia
April 19-25, 2024
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NASA releases satellite photos of Dubai and Abu Dhabi before and after record flooding
NASA released photos of parts of Dubai and Abu Dhabi before and after the United Arab Emirates was hit by record rainfall last week that caused dangerous floods and paralyzed much of the country.
South Korean woman conned out of US$50,000 by fake Elon Musk she met on Instagram
A South Korean woman says she lost US$50,000 to a con artist who was posing as Elon Musk.
Photos show Sahara dust turn Athens orange
Athens and the south of Greece appeared to be coloured in orange and red after dust from the Sahara engulfed the area on Tuesday evening.
AP PHOTOS: For the world’s largest democratic exercise, one village’s polling officers are all women
CHEDEMA, India (AP) — The line was orderly at Government Middle School as people waited patiently to vote Friday, even after one of the voting machines malfunctioned.
AP Photos: The skies fill with color at a Chinese kite festival
WEIFANG, China (AP) — More than 1,000 kites filled the skies of Weifang, an eastern Chinese coastal city that touts itself as the “kite capital of the world,” on Saturday. Locals say there is nothing that can’t sail the skies of Weifang.
Rainstorms Kill More Than 130 Across Afghanistan and Pakistan
A deluge of unseasonably heavy rains has lashed Pakistan and Afghanistan in recent days, killing more than 130 people across both countries, with the authorities forecasting more flooding and rainfall, and some experts pointing to climate change as the cause.