Image: At least 15 people have died in heavy rain storm that hit Skopje

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Today in Pictures: August 7

Flash floods in Macedonia, fan cheers Mexico on and more of the best pictures of the day.

Serena Williams reaches for a return against Daria Gavrilova, of Australia.

— Charles Krupa / AP

Image: Rugby - Women's Pool C Canada v Britain

Charity Williams of Canada is tackled by Danielle Waterman of Britain during women's rugby preliminary for pool C.

— ALESSANDRO BIANCHI / Reuters

Image: Fencing - Men's Foil Individual Table of 32

Miles Chamley-Watson (L )competes against Artur Akhmatkhuzin of Russia during preliminary men's foil individual table of 32.

— ISSEI KATO / Reuters

Image: A staff guides performers wearing Pokemon's character Pikachu costumes as they prepare for a parade in Yokohama

A staff guides performers wearing Pokemon's character Pikachu costumes as they prepare for a parade in Yokohama, Japan.

— KIM KYUNG-HOON / Reuters

Damaged vehicles swept into a field in the village of Stajkovci, Macedonia, when torrential rains triggered flash floods. Nearly two dozen people were killed and dozens more were injured, the Red Cross said Sunday.

— Georgi Licovski / EPA

A fan of Mexico takes photos during the Olympic Games men's second round group C football match between Fiji and Mexico.

— NELSON ALMEIDA / AFP - Getty Images

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People wave Turkish national flags as they gather at Yenikapi in Istanbul during a rally against the failed military coup on July 15.

— Handout / AFP - Getty Images

Manueli Tulo of Fiji competes duirng men's 56kg weightlifting final.

— STOYAN NENOV / Reuters

Image: Fencing - Men's Foil Individual Table of 16

Giorgio Avola of Italy celebrates winning during a preliminary fencing match.

— ISSEI KATO / Reuters

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