Photographs of the Week
Desk Report
Published: 12 Aug 2021, 09:29 pm
(Köyceğiz, Turkey) People try to put out wildfires in the village of Yuvarlak Cay. At least eight people have died in the wildfires raging in Turkey’s Mediterranean towns (Photograph: Erdem Şahin/EPA)
(Tokyo, Japan) Simone Biles of the United States is seen in action on the balance beam at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre during the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Biles closed off the women’s gymnastics events in Tokyo with one of the most heartening moments of the Games by winning bronze on the balance beam with a score of 14,000 (Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters)
(Allahabad, India) A child jumps into the water after rising levels in the rivers caused flooding in the Jhusi area (Photograph: Sanjay Kanojia/AFP/Getty Images)
(Isla de Panza, Bolivia) Valerio Rojas looks at his herd of llamas grazing in Lake Poopó, which has dried up because of water diversion and a hotter, drier climate (Photograph: Claudia Morales/Reuters)
(Beirut, Lebanon) Demonstrators take cover during clashes with security forces at a protest near parliament, as Lebanon marks the one-year anniversary of the explosion in Beirut (Photograph: Mohamed Azakir/Reuters)
(Greenville, California, US) A fire-damaged street sign marks Main Street in downtown Greenville during the Dixie fire. The largest wildfire in California has razed a small town, warping street lights and destroying historic buildings hours after residents were ordered to flee (Photograph: Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images)
Simone Biles at the Tokyo Olympic Games, the anniversary of the explosion in Beirut and forest fires in California and Turkey – the most striking images from around the world this week.