Aftermath of China floods

We continue to follow the floods in China as more details emerge on the destruction in Henan province caused by the year's worth of rainfall that fell in three days. We've been speaking to two people in the provincial capital Zhengzhou.

Our colleague from the BBC's Persian Service will be telling us about protests in the southwest of Iran, sparked by frustration at severe water shortages.

Our correspondent in India has travelled to a remote district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh where more than 80% of the adults have had their first Covid vaccine.

On the eve of the opening ceremony of the Olympics, Tokyo has recorded its highest daily number of Covid infections for six months. We've brought together in conversation people who have joined the Games as volunteers.

(Photo: Rescuers evacuate people from a hospital where about 3,000 people were trapped by the flood in Zhengzhou, central China"s Henan province, 22 July 2021. Credit: STRINGER CHINA OUT/EPA)