An aerial view of a flooded rice field in Bulacan province, north of Manila, Philippines. (Reuters/Philippine Air Force)

Volunteers help residents to cross under a strong current as they evacuate to safer grounds following massive flooding in Calumpit township, Bulacan province north of Manila, Philippines. (AP)

Middle school students sing revolutionary songs as they hold Chinese national flags during a ceremony to celebrate their upcoming National Day in Huaying, Sichuan province. (Reuters)

Vendors sell garlands of marigold flowers at a wholesale flower market ahead of Durga Puja festival in Kolkata. The garlands are in great demand as people seek to decorate temples and their homes during the festival from October 2 to October 6. (Reuters)

An aerial view of a farmer tending to a herd of cattle near harvesting fields in Kunar province, eastern Afghanistan. (Reuters)

People wearing Belarusian regional costumes carry a huge wreath during a national festival marking the end of harvest collection in the town of Molodechno, 70 km (46 miles) northwest of Minsk. (AP)

A boy watches proceedings from behind two men wearing shirts bearing the national symbol of Turkey, during a visit by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the western Macedonian town of Gostivar. (AP)

A Maori performs during the 2011 Rugby World Cup pool D match South Africa vs Samoa at the North Harbour stadium in Auckland, New Zealand. (AFP)

Men play in the mud on the banks of the Ganges river, before taking a dip in the river, in the northern Indian city of Allahabad. (Reuters)

A child watches chimpanzees sharing a coconut in their newly renovated habitat at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia. (AFP)