Photos of the day

Flood damage and tightrope jumps: photos of the day – Tuesday

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world

Nysa, Poland

People transport sandbags to protect the embankment of the Nysa Kłodzka River against floods in the south of the country

Photograph: Mateusz Słodkowski/AFP/Getty Images

Ostrava, Czech Republic

A drone view shows the impact of flooding after extremely heavy rainfall

Photograph: David W Černý/Reuters

Freetown, Sierra Leone

Rescuers and residents dig for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed seven-story building in which eight people have been confirmed dead so far

Photograph: Prince Samura/EPA

Dover, England

Inflatable dinghies and off-board motors believed to have been used by migrants to cross the English channel from France to England are stored in a Home Office compound

Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Cochabamba, Bolivia

Bags of rubbish have accumulated over several days as local people block the K’ara K’ara landfill demanding the definitive closure of its facilities

Photograph: Patricia Pinto/Reuters

Covelo, Portugal

A woman braves the smog outside her home as wildfires rage in central and northern Portugal

Photograph: José Coelho/EPA

Mumbai, India

Hindus carry an idol of the god Lord Ganesha toward the sea as part of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in which idols of deities are worshiped before they are immersed in water

Photograph: Divyakant Solanki/EPA

Mexico City, Mexico

Cpl Valeria Diego prepares to take part in the last Independence Day military parade under the president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador

Photograph: Cristopher Rogel Blanquet/Getty Images

Srinagar, India

The imam displays a holy relic of the prophet Muhammad to Muslims gathered at the Hazratbal Shrine to mark the prophet’s anniversary of birth

Photograph: Farooq Khan/EPA

Strasbourg, France

The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen (left), welcomes the European Parliament president, Roberta Metsola, for the parliament’s Conference of Presidents

Photograph: Frederick Florin/AFP/Getty Images

Karachi, Pakistan

A student sits with others as they attend the Eid-e-Milad-ul-Nabi celebrations to mark the birth anniversary of the prophet Muhammad

Photograph: Akhtar Soomro/Reuters

Seoul, South Korea

The tightrope walker Seo Joo-Hyang performs Jultagi, or Tightrope Walking, to celebrate Chuseok, the Korean festival of thanksgiving

Photograph: Ahn Young-joon/AP