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Kerala floods, I-Day celebrations and demise of Vajpayee: India this week

Updated On Aug 19, 2018 11:02 AM IST

Torrential rains flooded almost the whole of Kerala, former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee died on August 16, 2018 at AIIMS, and Independence Day celebrations; a roundup of top photos from across the country.

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People carry an elderly woman to safety in south Kerala’s Pathanamthitta. Flood water from heavy rains over the past 10 days have left Kerala in a crisis with more than 7 lakh people being shifted to relief camps. (Amal KS/ht photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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People carry an elderly woman to safety in south Kerala’s Pathanamthitta. Flood water from heavy rains over the past 10 days have left Kerala in a crisis with more than 7 lakh people being shifted to relief camps. (Amal KS/ht photo)

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures while delivering his speech during the celebration of the Independence Day, at the Red Fort in New Delhi, India. (Raj K Raj / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures while delivering his speech during the celebration of the Independence Day, at the Red Fort in New Delhi, India. (Raj K Raj / HT Photo)

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A vehicle carrying the coffin with the body of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee from his residence at 6A-Krishna Menon Marg, to the BJP headquarters on Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg in New Delhi, India. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A vehicle carrying the coffin with the body of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee from his residence at 6A-Krishna Menon Marg, to the BJP headquarters on Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg in New Delhi, India. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

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People are airlifted by the Indian Navy soldiers during a rescue operation at a flooded area in Kerala. (Sivaram / REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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People are airlifted by the Indian Navy soldiers during a rescue operation at a flooded area in Kerala. (Sivaram / REUTERS)

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Women perform tribal dance during Independence Day celebration in Gauwhati, Assam. (Anupam Nath / AP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Women perform tribal dance during Independence Day celebration in Gauwhati, Assam. (Anupam Nath / AP)

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A woman and a child wade past floodwaters after heavy rainfall in Ahmadabad, Gujarat. (Ajit Solanki / AP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A woman and a child wade past floodwaters after heavy rainfall in Ahmadabad, Gujarat. (Ajit Solanki / AP)

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A worker checks a 500 rupee note as a man fills diesel in containers at a fuel station in Kolkata, West Bengal. (Rupak De Chowdhuri / REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A worker checks a 500 rupee note as a man fills diesel in containers at a fuel station in Kolkata, West Bengal. (Rupak De Chowdhuri / REUTERS)

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People whose names were left out in the National Register of Citizens (NRC) draft fill up forms to file appeals near a NRC center on the outskirts of Gauwhati, Assam. (Anupam Nath / AP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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People whose names were left out in the National Register of Citizens (NRC) draft fill up forms to file appeals near a NRC center on the outskirts of Gauwhati, Assam. (Anupam Nath / AP)

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A follower of Osho at Osho International meditation resort in Pune, Maharashtra. (Shankar Narayan / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A follower of Osho at Osho International meditation resort in Pune, Maharashtra. (Shankar Narayan / HT Photo)

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Gajanand Sharma who returned to India after spending thirty six years in Pakistani prison is welcomed with garlands by his wife Makhni Devi at the residence of MP Ramcharan Bohra in Jaipur, Rajasthan. (Himanshu Vyas / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Gajanand Sharma who returned to India after spending thirty six years in Pakistani prison is welcomed with garlands by his wife Makhni Devi at the residence of MP Ramcharan Bohra in Jaipur, Rajasthan. (Himanshu Vyas / HT Photo)

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A man feeds his goats as he waits for customers at a livestock market ahead of Eid al-Adha in Kolkata, West Bengal. (Rupak De Chowdhuri / REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A man feeds his goats as he waits for customers at a livestock market ahead of Eid al-Adha in Kolkata, West Bengal. (Rupak De Chowdhuri / REUTERS)

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A boy carries the national flag to be sold on the occasion of Independence Day at Shivaji Stadium in New Delhi. (Raj K Raj / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A boy carries the national flag to be sold on the occasion of Independence Day at Shivaji Stadium in New Delhi. (Raj K Raj / HT Photo)

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Women carry water buckets in the backdrop is seen stranded vehicles as they wait for the opening of the Jammu-Srinagar national highway which is closed to traffic due to landslide after heavy monsoon showers, at Udhampur about 65 km from Jammu. (Nitin Kanotra / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Women carry water buckets in the backdrop is seen stranded vehicles as they wait for the opening of the Jammu-Srinagar national highway which is closed to traffic due to landslide after heavy monsoon showers, at Udhampur about 65 km from Jammu. (Nitin Kanotra / HT Photo)

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Children play in smoke during fumigation drive at Versova in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Shashi S Kashyap / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Children play in smoke during fumigation drive at Versova in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Shashi S Kashyap / HT Photo)

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Indian paramilitary force personnel march pasts during the Independence Day celebrations in Agartala, Tripura. (Arindam Dey / AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Indian paramilitary force personnel march pasts during the Independence Day celebrations in Agartala, Tripura. (Arindam Dey / AFP)

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People celebrate Nag Panchami at Suvarna Temple, Powai in Mumbai, Mahrashtra. (Satyabrata Tripathy / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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People celebrate Nag Panchami at Suvarna Temple, Powai in Mumbai, Mahrashtra. (Satyabrata Tripathy / HT Photo)

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A trial of tri-colour led light over the Chhatrapati Maharaj Terminus, for Independence Day celebration, in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Bhushan Koyande / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A trial of tri-colour led light over the Chhatrapati Maharaj Terminus, for Independence Day celebration, in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Bhushan Koyande / HT Photo)

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A forest official (L), sprays water as children try to touch a female elephant and a calf during an event to mark World Elephant Day at the state zoological park in Gauwhati, Assam. (Anupam Nath / AP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A forest official (L), sprays water as children try to touch a female elephant and a calf during an event to mark World Elephant Day at the state zoological park in Gauwhati, Assam. (Anupam Nath / AP)

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A man loses his balance as he gets drenched by a large wave during high tide at a seafront in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Danish Siddiqui / REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A man loses his balance as he gets drenched by a large wave during high tide at a seafront in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Danish Siddiqui / REUTERS)

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A car is buried under the debris after heavy rainfall triggered a landslide on ISBT-Dhalli bypass, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. (Deepak Sansta / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A car is buried under the debris after heavy rainfall triggered a landslide on ISBT-Dhalli bypass, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. (Deepak Sansta / HT Photo)

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People watch a 'Wall of Death' show at a fair in the outskirts of Ajmer, Rajasthan. (Himanshu Sharma / AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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People watch a 'Wall of Death' show at a fair in the outskirts of Ajmer, Rajasthan. (Himanshu Sharma / AFP)

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Kites adorn the evening sky of the capital as people celebrate Independence day at Jama Masjid in New Delhi, India. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Kites adorn the evening sky of the capital as people celebrate Independence day at Jama Masjid in New Delhi, India. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

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National Flag is erected in middle of the sea at Girgaum Chowpatty on Independence Day, in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Bhushan Koyande / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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National Flag is erected in middle of the sea at Girgaum Chowpatty on Independence Day, in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (Bhushan Koyande / HT Photo)

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Electricity department workers during the repair work of fallen electricity pole due to landslide near Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha, in Shimla. (Deepak Sansta / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Electricity department workers during the repair work of fallen electricity pole due to landslide near Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha, in Shimla. (Deepak Sansta / HT Photo)

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Wrestlers take part in a bout of traditional wrestling at the Loknath Vyayamsala wrestling club to mark the Nag Panchami festival in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. (Sanjay Kanojia / AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Wrestlers take part in a bout of traditional wrestling at the Loknath Vyayamsala wrestling club to mark the Nag Panchami festival in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. (Sanjay Kanojia / AFP)

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People throng India Gate war memorial on Independence Day in New Delhi, India. (Altaf Qadri / AP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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People throng India Gate war memorial on Independence Day in New Delhi, India. (Altaf Qadri / AP)

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