The severe storms cleared into the North Sea early on Thursday morning, although there remains a risk of isolated thundery showers developing on Thursday.

The storms formed across France during the afternoon and steadily headed north, crossing the English Channel. They hit the south coast, dropping torrential rain, during the early evening.

Lightning strikes over blocks of flats in London, during a summer storm which lit up the sky in the early hours of the morning.

Max, a Galapagos tortoise, opens wide for a bite of a watermelon during feeding time at Oklahoma City Zoo.

A bar inside the trunk of a Baobab tree has tourists flocking from far and wide just to drink a cold brew in the amazing tavern. It was fashioned inside a massive 72 foot (22 meters) high tree in a garden in Limpopo, South Africa, for thirsty locals.
Grown in the grounds of Sunland Farm, the tree trunk is so wide it takes 40 adults with outstretched arms to encircle its 155 foot (48 meters) circumference. The trunk is hollow, but its walls are still up to 6.5 feet (2 meters) thick.

The tree has its own cellar, with natural ventilation to keep the beer cold.

Carbon-dating has determined the ancient tree to be about 6,000 years old. “This tree is likely to be older than the Giza Pyramids of Egypt.” said Heather van Heerden, owner of Sunland Farm.

“It is phenomenal to have such a magnificent tree in your back garden. It is possibly the biggest living thing on earth.” she adds.

In
Zimbabwe, Africa, you will find the
magnificent Victoria Falls, at a height of 128m.
The location is known as the 'Devil's Swimming Pool'. During the months of
September and December, people can swim as close as possible to the edge of the
falls without falling over.
These falls are becoming well known amongst the 'radical tourist' industry,
when more and more people search for the ultimate experience.
Would you dare?

Black Rock Mountain State Park, view from the Blue Ridge look out.

An Afghan man carries a bundle of balloons as he walks along a street on the outskirts of Kabul.

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In Berlin, Germany, zoo officials show off Adolpho, a two-month-old, 3.3kg (7.3lb) giant anteater born in captivity.

Balloons are released into the air during the celebration for the inauguration of the light rail bridge in Jerusalem, Wednesday June 25, 2008. The bridge, which curves across Jerusalem's western entrance and will eventually carry a new light rail line, is suspended from 66 white cables attached to a spire 387 feet (118 meters) high that towers over the surrounding rooftops and is visible from miles away. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)

Fireworks explode over a medieval castle and are reflected in a lake during a Festival of Fire in small town Mir, 95 kilometers (60 miles) west of Minsk, Belarus, early Saturday, June 28, 2008. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Trees are reflected in the still waters along a river near Eugene, Oregon July 1, 2008.

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A commercial flight lands on the Miami's international airport, Florida July 1, 2008. Stocks pared losses to trade little changed on Tuesday after a report showed U.S. factory activity expanded in June for the first time in five months, offsetting worries about rising oil prices. Stocks such as airlines, transportation and energy-dependent manufacturers were hit hardest by the steady rise in oil.

REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Michael Phelps swims to win his heat in the Men's 200m Butterfly at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, July 1, 2008.

REUTERS/Christinne Muschi