Photographs of the Week
Desk Report
Published: 11 Nov 2021, 05:16 pm
Dhanbad, India || A man climbs a steep ridge with a basket of coal scavenged from a mine in the state of Jharkhand. A government study found that Jharkhand, among the poorest states in India and with the nation’s largest coal reserves, is also one of the areas most vulnerable to climate change. || Photograph: Altaf Qadri/AP
Glasgow, Scotland || Ocean Rebellion activists protest against destructive industrial fishing practices during the UN climate change conference. || Photograph: Hannah McKay/Reuters
La Palma, Spain || Cristina Vera leaves her house, covered with ash from volcano eruptions, after collecting the last of her belongings. || Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP
-618cfb7b0f2ad.jpg "Mapastepec, Mexico || A migrant girl sick with fever receives medicine as she and her parents take part in a caravan heading to Mexico City. || Photograph: Daniel Becerril/Reuters")
Mapastepec, Mexico || A migrant girl sick with fever receives medicine as she and her parents take part in a caravan heading to Mexico City. || Photograph: Daniel Becerril/Reuters
Chennai, India || A boy lights a firecracker as part of celebrations during Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Chennai. The festival symbolises the victory of good over evil and commemorates Lord Ram’s return to his kingdom of Ayodhya after a 14-year exile. || Photograph: Idrees Mohammed/EPA
Cop26 in Glasgow, the Cumbre Vieja volcano in La Palma, a migrant caravan in Mexico and Diwali in Chennai: the most striking images from around the world this week