Extreme weather conditions around the world on Friday (PHOTOS)
Music fans at the annual Big Day Out festival in Sydney are sprayed with water on Friday as temperatures in the city hit a record 45.8 degrees Celsius.
From Sydney to Jakarta to Srinagar, people around the world endured extreme weather conditions on Friday.
Heat waves, floods and heavy snowfalls made life very uncomfortable for millions of people.
Less than three weeks into the new year, 2013 has already shown itself to be another year of extreme weather worldwide.
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