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Authorities describe ‘nearly an entire year’s worth of rain in one morning’ as deluge becomes second major flood at park this week

LOS ANGELES — Death Valley National Park, famous for its parched, otherworldly landscapes, closed completely Friday because of historic rainfall and flash flooding. About 500 visitors and 500 staff members were stuck in the park after the closures, with no major injuries reported, though about 60 vehicles were damaged.

From Israeli strikes on Gaza, to flowing volcanoes in Iceland, to flood damage in Kentucky, this photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images from around the world made or published by The Associated Press in the past week.

US President Joe Biden will travel to Kentucky on August 8 to meet with officials and families hit by disaster.

Angel Campbell should have been looking through photo albums and eating soup beans in her grandmother's living room this week

Thunderstorms have returned to parts of Kentucky already reeling from devastating floods

Residents of Eastchurch fear rising sea levels and flooding risk after a landslide caused a family to lose their home.

Photos of civilians killed or injured in the Russia-Ukraine war are widespread, particularly online, both on social media and in professional news media.

ISLAMABAD: Flash floods caused by abnormally heavy monsoon rains killed at least 549 people in Pakistan over the past month, with remote communities in the impoverished southwestern province of Balochistan among the worst hit, a government agency said.